The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized a rule required by Congress to increase transparency in small business lending, promote economic development, and combat unlawful discrimination. Through the rule, lenders will collect and report information about the small business ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: House Looks at CFPB Reform
The CFPB will be under the spotlight by the House Financial Services Committee at an upcoming hearing examining whether it's time to reform the Bureau.
Read More »Rep. Waters Addresses HUD’s Housing Assistance Payments
Rep. Maxine Waters, Chair of the Financial Services Committee, said HUD's draft solicitation could have a “negative impact” on the nation’s supply of affordable housing options.
Read More »Rep. Waters Expresses Housing Concerns Over Fed Rate Hikes
In a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Rep. Maxine Waters addressed the Fed’s recent rate hikes, the impact on the nation’s housing crisis, and the effects of ongoing inflation.
Read More »The Week Ahead: House Committee to Examine the Impact of Wildfire
An upcoming House Financial Services Committee hearing will discuss climate change’s impact on the nation, as wildfires burned an average of 6.8 million acres annually, putting homeowners in at-risk areas in jeopardy.
Read More »Modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act
The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Maxine Watters, has authored a public letter with the backing of 76 of her Democratic colleagues in the House of Representatives, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, and ...
Read More »Rep. Waters Pushes Further Prevention of Appraisal Discrimination
Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee reaches out to PAVE Co-Chairs seeking action plan and timeline implementation of each action.
Read More »Congressional Push to Fund Housing in Build Back Better Act
House Financial Services Committee reps call on the Biden Administration to fund housing measures in reconciliation in the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act.
Read More »Rep. Waters Presses for Thompson as Full-Time FHFA Head
The Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee has called upon President Biden to drop the Acting Director title and nominate Sandra L. Thompson as Director of FHFA.
Read More »Legislation to Release $322B for Housing Programs Advances
A majority of Financial Services Committee members voted to pass a portion of the Build Back Better bill to fund new and existing federal programs.
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