Experts testifying before the Senate Banking Committee during a hearing on Sen. Mike Crapo’s housing reform outline agreed on creating a clear role for private capital and government guarantees in housing finance. Here's why.
Read More »Crapo’s Plan: A “Permanent, Sustainable Housing Finance System”
Deep-diving into Sen. Mike Crapo’s outline for housing finance reform, a Senate Banking Committee hearing saw experts sharing their views on how best to strengthen housing finance for the future.
Read More »Two Hearings on the Hill: Wells Fargo and CFPB
In two separate congressional committees today, the Director and the CEO were both faced with tough questions. Click through to read the latest.
Read More »Powell: “Financial Conditions Now Less Supportive of Growth”
Here’s what Fed Chair Jerome Powell had to share on the economy and housing during the Fed’s semi-annual monetary policy report to the Congress.
Read More »Lawmakers Weigh in on Kraninger’s Confirmation
Here's what lawmakers from both sides of the aisle had to say after a Senate vote confirmed Kathleen Kraninger as the next director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Read More »Senate Advances Kraninger Nomination
A key procedural vote by the Senate has taken Kathleen Kraninger a step closer to becoming the next Director at the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. Here's how the vote went.
Read More »Legislation to Make CFPB, Dodd-Frank Subject to 10 Year Review
U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) brought forth a bill that would make the CFPB eligible for review under the 10-year regulatory review. Under the current rules, both the CFPB and Dodd-Frank are exempt from review.
Read More »Senators Rally Against Using Fannie, Freddie to Offset Federal Spending
Led by Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Mark Warner (D-Virginia), a group of colleagues from the Senate Banking Committee introduced the bill, S. 752, today, in an effort to push Congress to get serious about exploring reform options for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to a press release.
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