Many Americans who were priced out of California moved in search of more affordable housing during the pandemic buying frenzy. The latest analysis from Redfin reports Nevada and Arizona lost Democrats but gained Independents as Californians migrated to majority-Republican states.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Dodd-Frank House Vote
The Dodd-Frank Act is being voted on by the House this upcoming Wednesday. In mid-April, Republicans proposed a reform to the financial system, The Financial Choice Act, which is essentially an “off-ramp” for financial institutions. Find this and more in the Week Ahead.
Read More »GOP Unveils Dodd-Frank Overhaul
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, on Tuesday morning announced the GOP’s much-anticipated and much-talked about proposed alternative to Dodd-Frank, entitled the Financial CHOICE Act.
Read More »Will Dodd-Frank be Out of the Picture Soon?
While Republicans have been trying to roll back parts of the Dodd-Frank Act since it was passed in 2010, in the next couple of weeks they have promised that some massive reform proposals are coming.
Read More »New Bill Proposed by Texas Lawmakers to Completely Eliminate the CFPB
Various legislation has been introduced by Republicans in an attempt to reduce the power of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the last year, but there has not been any law proposed to completely eliminate the Bureau – until now. U.S. Representative John Ratcliffe and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, both Republicans from Texas, have combined to sponsor a bill that would completely abolish the CFPB, according to announcements on both lawmakers' websites.
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