Financial Services Committee

• House Republicans Name Financial Committee Assignments

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 14, 2012

  California Democrat Maxine Waters to replace Barney Frank as panel's ranking minority party member. Texan Hensarling to chair.

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  Rep. Jeb Hensarling Tapped as Next House Financial Services Committee Chair

  By Heather Anderson  |  November 28, 2012

  Texas Republican called CFPB, Dodd-Frank "legislative drive-by shooting" at NAFCU Congressional Caucus earlier this year.

• Dodd-Frank Scribe to NCUA

  November 5, 2012

  NCUA Board Chairman Debbie Matz announced the selection of Gail Laster, an attorney who helped draft the Dodd-Frank Act, to replace the retiring Kent Buckham as director of the Office of Consumer Protection.

• Dodd-Frank Scribe Selected to Head NCUA’s Consumer Protection Division

  By Heather Anderson  |  October 26, 2012

  Attorney who helped write Dodd-Frank named as director of agency's Office of Consumer Protection.

• New York League Endorses Four for Congress

  By Heather Anderson  |  October 5, 2012

  Three Democrats, one Republican win nod from the Credit Union Association of New York.

• ATM Disclosure Bill Passes House 371-0

  By Heather Anderson  |  July 10, 2012

  The House has voted unanimously to approve a bill that would eliminate a regulatory provision blamed for frivolous lawsuits aimed at ATM operators.

• Five-Year Flood Insurance Extension Passes House and Senate; Obama Expected to Sign

  By Heather Anderson  |  June 29, 2012

  Measure passed as part of legislative flurry.

• Credit Union Trades Watching Two Congressional Hearings Today

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 9, 2012

  Regulatory burden, National Flood insurance Program on the agenda.

• Credit Union CEOs Will Share Compliance Burdens With House Committee

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 8, 2012

  Credit unions have two CEOs on the agenda Wednesday at the House Financial Institutions Subcommittee’s hearing on compliance burdens.

• Supplementing the Supplemental Capital Effort

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  March 25, 2012

  Over the last couple of years, a small coalition of credit unions has built up the background and the foot soldiers to help maneuver supplemental capital legislation through Congress.