House Committee on Financial Services

Ahead of Hill Hearing, Regulators Say Banks ‘Resilient’ but Risks Remain
Ahead of Hill Hearing, Regulators Say Banks ‘Resilient’ but Risks Remain
May 14, 2024  |  Banking

Testimony from some of the top regulators in the country ahead of a Wednesday (May 15) Capitol Hill hearing on bank oversight took note of...

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Pressures to Continue as Powell Signals More Rate Hikes
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Pressures to Continue as Powell Signals More Rate Hikes
June 21, 2023  |  Economy

Barely a week has gone by since the Fed “paused” its policy of hiking interest rates. And the pause may prove short-lived — signaling some...

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CFPB’s Chopra Warns of Consumer Credit Delinquency as Total Household Debt Hits $17 Trillion
CFPB’s Chopra Warns of Consumer Credit Delinquency as Total Household Debt Hits $17 Trillion
June 14, 2023  |  CFPB

At the latest hearing focused on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, things got heated even before Director Rohit Chopra uttered a word. At the Wednesday...

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Responsible Growth Focus of BoA CEO Moynihan’s Congressional Banking Testimony
Responsible Growth Focus of BoA CEO Moynihan’s Congressional Banking Testimony
September 21, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan is heading to Capitol Hill on Wednesday (Sept. 21) along with banking brass from six of the other biggest...

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CFPB’s Chopra Hints at Credit Card Rule Changes in Congress Hearing
CFPB’s Chopra Hints at Credit Card Rule Changes in Congress Hearing
April 28, 2022  |  CFPB

Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) gave his testimony before the House Committee on Financial Services on Wednesday (April 27), one...

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Six Crypto Execs Warn Congress Not to Overregulate Crypto
Six Crypto Execs Warn Congress Not to Overregulate Crypto
December 08, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Call it crypto on the Hill. Wednesday (Dec. 8) promises to shine a spotlight on the opportunities and challenges confronting cryptocurrency firms, including stablecoin issuers...

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BB&T/SunTrust Merger Raises Questions On Capitol Hill
BB&T/SunTrust Merger Raises Questions On Capitol Hill
July 24, 2019  |  Banking

In banking, “too big to fail” has become shorthand for financial firms of scale and reach so significant that any operational or financial difficulties may...

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