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This week, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs will hold a hearing to examine whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be designated as systematically important financial institutions. Here's what else is happening in The Week Ahead.

In the second part of a hearing by the Senate Banking Committee on the housing reform outline by Sen. Mike Crapo, experts gave insights into how the outline could be strengthened.

The Senate Banking Committee advanced the nominations of Kathy Kraninger to head the BCFP and Michael Bright to head Ginnie Mae on Thursday. Both nominations now move to the full Senate for further confirmation votes.

Kathleen Kraninger, the President’s nominee to head BCFP testified at Senate Banking Committee Hearing on her current role at the OMB and her plans for the Bureau. Click through to learn what she had to say.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell gave a positive picture of the U.S. economy as well as the labor market during his semiannual testimony to Congress. Here’s what he said about how these factors would impact Fed rate hikes.