Tag Archives: House Financial Services Committee

In an interview with John Harwood of CNBC, the Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee shared her insights on HUD and the current corporate philosophy of financial institutions. Here’s what she had to say.

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said on Friday that the committee would be launching a full investigation into recent allegations in a Bloomberg report that high-ranking Fannie Mae employees were intentionally violating their government prohibition ...

The House Financial Services Committee recently advanced a bill, H.R. 5082, that could have major implications for the default servicing industry, and most especially the law firms that work within it. The bill amends the definition of “debt collectors” under ...

On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell made his first appearance before Congress since being sworn into the role. Remarking on the strengthening U.S. economy, Powell told Congress that “some of the headwinds the U.S. economy faced in previous years ...

With Kirsten Sutton Mork recently named Chief of Staff, we take a look at what this may mean for the future of the Bureau.

The House Financial Services Committee grilled Ginnie Mae’s Michael Bright on the challenges and concerns that face the agency, from e-mortgages to natural disasters.

The House Financial Services held its second hearing on the Financial CHOICE Act today, and what resulted was a deepening of party lines. Heated arguments between representatives on both sides of the aisle took place, with one Democrat even calling the bill the "Wrong Choice Act."

The Housing and Insurance Subcommittee and the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee will feature new chairmen for the 115th Congress.

HUD created the Distressed Asset Stabilization Program (DASP) in 2010 as a way to protect the interests of taxpayers. Were recent proposed changes to DASP in direct opposition to that objective?

The introduction of the CHOICE Act—the Republicans’ proposed alternative to Dodd-Frank—last month by Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) has sparked even more fierce debate between the parties in his Committee.