House Republicans are attacking a proposal that would remove medical bills from consumer credit reports. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its proposed rule in June, quickly drawing a rebuke from Rep. Patrick McHenry, the North Carolina Republican who heads the House Financial Services...
The financial services industry may serve as a proving ground for the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., said Tuesday (July 23). McHenry said this in opening remarks delivered during the committee’s hearing on AI applications in financial...
House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chairman Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., condemned a proposed rule announced Tuesday (June 11) by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), saying it would upend the American credit and healthcare systems. McHenry’s statement came in response to the CFPB’s announcement that with...
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday (May 23) that would stop bureaucrats from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) without explicit authorization from Congress. The CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act (H.R. 5403) passed by a vote of 216 to 192, with 213...
December 06, 2023
The question must be asked as Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., takes his leave of Congress: What happens to financial services regulation, and by extension, payments innovation? As had been widely reported Tuesday (Dec. 6), McHenry said that he won’t seek re-election when his current term is up. McHenry, who briefly served as interim speaker of […]
October 24, 2022
Congress is out of session. The midterm elections loom. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) told Karen Webster that regardless of the outcome, stablecoin regulation will be on the agenda when legislators...
September 03, 2024
Subcommittees of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) will hold two hearings on Sept. 10, with one focused on decentralized finance and the other looking at environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. HFSC Chairman Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., announced these scheduled hearings in a Tuesday (Sept. 3) press release, adding that additional information will be released […]
August 15, 2024
House Republicans are attacking a proposal that would remove medical bills from consumer credit reports. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its proposed rule in June, quickly drawing a...
July 23, 2024
The financial services industry may serve as a proving ground for the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., said Tuesday (July 23). McHenry...
June 11, 2024
House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chairman Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., condemned a proposed rule announced Tuesday (June 11) by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), saying it would upend the American...
