House Financial Services Committee

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  CUNA: Don’t Look for MBL in Miller’s Reg Relief Bill

  By Heather Anderson  |  June 17, 2013

  Trade lobbyist says member business lending cap would be too controversial to be in California congressman's bill expected to drop this week.

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  Committee Considers Overseas Secondary Mortgage Market Solutions

  By Heather Anderson  |  June 12, 2013

  House Financial Services hearing features partisan back-and=forth over Fannie and Freddie.

• CU Student Loans May Dodge Asset Bubble, Delinquency Rates

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 20, 2013

  From the Wall Street Journal to the activist blog Zero Hedge, economists and pundits have been actively debating this year whether or not a student loan asset bubble exists and if so, when it might pop.

• Partisan Bickering on CFPB

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 1, 2013

  Ever since Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) were named the chairman and ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee late last year, Capitol Hill observers have waited for the two members of Congress and their polar opposite ideologies to clash publicly.

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  Texas Congressman Calls for Quick Launch of Private Flood Insurance

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  April 25, 2013

  GOP Rep. Randy Neugebauer asks for speedy approval from banking industry regulators, sparking calls for caution from some insurers.

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  Not So Fast: Democrat Waters Says She'll Fight Hensarling's Cordray Ban

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 23, 2013

  Rep. Maxine Waters says she'll invoke rules in response to House Financial Services Committee testimony ban by Texas Republican.

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  Congressman Hensarling Bans CFPB Director Cordray from Hearings

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 23, 2013

  House Financial Services Committee chair says "there is no legally appointed director of the CFPB at this time."

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  House Finance Chair Takes Shot at CFPB's Cordray While Aiming at NLRB

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 12, 2013

  Texas Republican Jeb Hensarling votes to stop NLRB activity and questions CFPB legality.

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  Maloney Announces Cap-Free MBL Natural Disaster Bill

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 11, 2013

  New York Democrat said the move would inject much-needed funds into local communities when they need it most.

• Congressman Miller Announces Reg Relief Bill for Credit Unions

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 10, 2013

  Miller made the announcement during his opening remarks for a hearing on credit union regulatory burden.