GOP leaders in the House and Senate both pushed forward their own versions of a tax reform plan on Thursday. See where the key differences lie.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Reform to Dodd-Frank
The House will vote on the Financial CHOICE Act, a Dodd-Frank “off-ramp”, this coming Wednesday. Republicans proposed this reform to the financial system in mid-April to free the U.S. from government micromanagement when it comes to excessive regulations on the financial system. See what else will take place in the upcoming week here.
Read More »Major Dodd-Frank Reform Proposals are Imminent
Two GOP plans to overhaul the controversial Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act are expected to be revealed in the next week or so.
Read More »Clinton Blames Foreclosure Crisis on Republicans
The Democratic presidential hopeful had some harsh words for the opposing party and the role she believes they played in facilitating the crisis and subsequent Great Recession.
Read More »What’s Wrong With Dodd-Frank? The GOP Says It Has the Answer
During the debate, Florida Senator and GOP presidential hopeful Marco Rubio called Dodd-Frank an “outrage” that codified too big to fail instead of ending it as it set out to do, or claims to have done. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, now competing for the GOP presidential nomination, criticized the “vast overreach” of Dodd-Frank during Tuesday’s debate.
Read More »Speaker of the House Candidates Come From Contrasting Housing States
Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and Daniel Webster (R-Florida) have both announced their candidacy while Boehner, who originally announced that his resignation will be effective at the end of October, has now said he will remain Speaker of the House until a successor is found.
Read More »Wisconsin Representative Continues CFPB Reform Efforts With Series of Proposals
The Republicans' effort to reform the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continued on Friday with the introduction of a comprehensive reform package by U.S. Representative Sean Duffy (R-Wisconsin).
Read More »Republican Lawmakers Seek to Halt Government Bank Rescues
Just as they promised when they gained a majority in both the House and Senate in the November elections, Republicans are in talks to chip away at the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, according to a report from Reuters.
Read More »Republicans Request More Information from Justice Department on MBS Settlements
Republican lawmakers are requesting more information from the U.S. Department of Justice on settlements in the past year with Bank of America and Citigroup over the sales and packaging of mortgage-backed securities, according to a press release from the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.
Read More »Republicans Expected to Use New Majority Power to Push for CFPB Reform
The U.S. Midterm Elections have been over for less than a week, and already Democrats are circling the wagons to protect what will certainly be a top priority on the Republicans' list of changes to make – the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
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