House Financial Services Committee

AI’s Growing Role in Finance Brings Opportunity and Risk, House Panel Finds
AI’s Growing Role in Finance Brings Opportunity and Risk, House Panel Finds
July 18, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to revolutionize finance and housing, bringing both game-changing benefits and thorny new risks that demand vigilant oversight, a bipartisan House...

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US House Passes Bill Requiring Congressional Authorization for CBDC
US House Passes Bill Requiring Congressional Authorization for CBDC
May 24, 2024  |  CBDC

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday (May 23) that would stop bureaucrats from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) without explicit...

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Bill Raising Asset Thresholds for Banking Regulations Heads to House Vote
Bill Raising Asset Thresholds for Banking Regulations Heads to House Vote
May 17, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

The House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) voted Thursday (May 16) to advance a bill that would raise the asset thresholds for several regulations covering banks from $10 billion to...

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This Week in Web3: Crypto Payment Rails and Regulatory Clarity
This Week in Web3: Crypto Payment Rails and Regulatory Clarity
May 15, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

As Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote in the1800s, “families are always rising and falling in America.” And the same holds true for the cryptocurrency and Web3 space...

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Ahead of Hill Hearing, Regulators Say Banks ‘Resilient’ but Risks Remain
Ahead of Hill Hearing, Regulators Say Banks ‘Resilient’ but Risks Remain
May 14, 2024  |  Banking

Testimony from some of the top regulators in the country ahead of a Wednesday (May 15) Capitol Hill hearing on bank oversight took note of...

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McHenry Proposes Office to Regulate Financial Regulators
McHenry Proposes Office to Regulate Financial Regulators
April 18, 2024  |  Regulation

House Republicans think America’s financial oversight bodies need some oversight of their own. U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), chair of the House Financial Services Committee, re-introduced legislation Wednesday...

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House GOP Targets Shadow Bank Regulations
House GOP Targets Shadow Bank Regulations
April 18, 2024  |  Regulation

A top House Republican wants to overturn a recent federal regulation governing non-bank financial companies. Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) introduced a resolution Wednesday (April 17) that would yank the...

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HFSC Chairman Patrick McHenry Calls for Transparency in Financial Regulation
HFSC Chairman Patrick McHenry Calls for Transparency in Financial Regulation
March 21, 2024  |  Regulation

House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) said Thursday (March 21) that the Basel III Endgame proposal and other projects threaten to give global governance...

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McHenry Questions FinCEN Funding Amid Beneficial Ownership Debate
McHenry Questions FinCEN Funding Amid Beneficial Ownership Debate
February 14, 2024  |  Regulation

A top House Republican says the White House’s new beneficial ownership rules are needlessly complex. U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, (R-N.C.), head of the House Financial Services...

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