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First-term Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., has sponsored the Prevent Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act in order to prevent “undue burden” on low-income individuals seeking auto insurance.
March 18 -
Federal regulators normally hesitate even to name specific institutions, but the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency appears to be taking a different tack with Wells.
March 15 -
Readers debate the merits of activist pressure on bank business, discuss the Trump administration's influence on the CFPB, consider Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan's performance before Congress and more.
March 14 -
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters said the CEO's 2018 bonus was "outrageous and wholly inappropriate" and called for his removal.
March 14 -
The House Financial Services Committee debated legislation Wednesday to reform and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, but no clear solution emerged.
March 13 -
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network voluntarily works with tribal law enforcement on anti-money-laundering and counterterrorism initiatives, but is not currently required to do so by statute.
March 13 -
More than two years after Wells Fargo's consumer scandals first came to light, the congressional backlash facing the bank is bipartisan and just as fierce.
March 12 -
How well Tim Sloan fares before the House Financial Services Committee will hinge largely on his ability to stay on message in the face of what is expected to be sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers.
March 11
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Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan said that the megabank has worked to address past issues and is equally committed to preventing new problems from arising, despite reports suggesting otherwise.
March 11 -
The proposed legislation would ease restraints on loan maturity limits.
March 8 -
In the face of tough questioning from House members, CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger appeared mostly unfazed and tried to strike a balance between heeding concerns about the agency’s power and supporting its mission to help consumers.
March 7 -
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters said she has advised her staff to seek whatever information it needs in investigating Deutsche Bank's ties to President Trump's businesses.
March 6 -
The legislation comes a day before CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger is set to testify to Congress.
March 6 -
FASB this week is also expected to discuss credit loss standards while a House subcommittee will discuss student borrowers and loan servicing, and more.
March 4 -
Equifax's massive breach and Facebook's scandals have made data privacy a big issue for state and federal lawmakers. Here's why banks need to be worried.
March 3 -
Addressing lawmakers for the second straight day, the Fed chairman defended his agency’s refinements to the post-crisis regime.
February 27 -
The root of the credit reporting sector’s problems may be its dominance by a handful of big firms, lawmakers from both parties said at a hearing.
February 27 -
Ronald Rubin, who was a CFPB enforcement attorney, will head an office overseeing nearly 200 state-chartered banks.
February 26 -
The root of the credit reporting sector’s problems may be its dominance by a handful of big firms, lawmakers from both parties said at a hearing.
February 26 -
The House Financial Services Committee will hold eight hearings next month, looking at Wells Fargo's recent consumer protection scandals, a reauthorization of the flood insurance program and more.
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