Jeb Hensarling

Bankers had worried about Rep. Maxine Waters' control of the Financial Services Committee, but many now say the Democrat’s working relationship with the panel’s top Republican is refreshing.

The former House Financial Services Committee chairman follows other notable former officials who went to the think tank after government careers.

The former lawmaker joins the Swiss bank after years of pushing for bank deregulation as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to examine the outgoing committee chairman's bipartisan GSE reform bill, but lawmakers were already looking ahead.

As Congress moves closer to its Dec. 21 deadline to keep the government funded, the outlook for more financial services regulatory relief continues to worsen.

The White House confirmed that it plans to nominate Mark Calabria as the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

The Democrat, who will likely head the Financial Services Committee, has signaled she'll make expanded housing opportunities for lower-income consumers a top priority.

The North Carolina lawmaker had been considered for a potentially bigger House leadership position if Republicans had held on to their majority.

The House Financial Services Committee chairman said "so far, the United States Senate has done nothing" on a bill that passed the House with over 400 votes.

On the verge of controlling the Financial Services Committee, House Democrats criticized proposed changes to the Federal Reserve Board's post-crisis supervision program.

There was speculation the North Carolina congressman wanted a higher Republican leadership role, but on Thursday he expressed interest in the ranking member position.

The presumptive chair of the Financial Services Committee resumed her tough criticism of the administration, but also committed to "hearing a range of views" if handed the gavel.

The presumptive chair of the House Financial Services Committee will likely take the panel in a sharply new direction and have a new bully pulpit to criticize the Trump administration.

Authorities intercepted the package sent to the office of Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., on the same that pipe bombs were reportedly sent to former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The retiring chairman of the House Financial Services Committee defends his often uncompromising pursuit of rolling back post-crisis regulations.

The legislative highlights of his career as House Financial Services Committee chairman were bills too extreme to become law. But the retiring lawmaker says they were still worth pursuing.

Shannon McGahn will depart the House committee next week and will join the National Association of Realtors as senior vice president of government affairs.

The senior Democratic lawmaker said the CFPB chief and the Trump administration "are doing everything in their power to roll back consumer protections."

The agency’s director will appear with Fannie Mae CEO Timothy Mayopoulos at a hearing on FHFA's role as conservator, despite earlier rumors suggesting Watt might be a no-show.

The agency’s director has been under pressure to quit as he is investigated for sexual harassment allegations, but an agency spokesperson says he still plans to testify at a housing finance hearing slated for later this month.