Maxine Waters

Congress Eyes Regulating AI as Finance and Healthcare Sectors Struggle With Adoption
Congress Eyes Regulating AI as Finance and Healthcare Sectors Struggle With Adoption
December 04, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

European financial firms lag in artificial intelligence (AI) adoption just as U.S. lawmakers move to boost AI oversight in banking and healthcare, with a new...

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House Committee Leaders Want Study of AI’s Impact on Financial Services
House Committee Leaders Want Study of AI’s Impact on Financial Services
December 02, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

The House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) aims to play a role in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) as the technology impacts the financial services and...

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Congresswoman Waters Urges Regulators to Reject Capital One-Discover Merger
Congresswoman Waters Urges Regulators to Reject Capital One-Discover Merger
July 19, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) reiterated her opposition to the proposed Capital One–Discover merger. Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), testified...

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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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Congresswoman Waters, Senator Hawley Oppose Capital One-Discover Deal
Congresswoman Waters, Senator Hawley Oppose Capital One-Discover Deal
February 21, 2024  |  Credit Cards

Democrat Congresswoman Maxine Waters has called on banking regulators to block the $35.3 billion planned acquisition of Discover Financial by Capital One Financial. Waters, D-Calif., said Wednesday (Feb. 21) that she...

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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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Battle Over CFPB Small Business Data Collection Continues After Senate Vote
Battle Over CFPB Small Business Data Collection Continues After Senate Vote
October 22, 2023  |  Regulation

The battle over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) efforts around small business data collection continues following a Senate vote to reverse that rule. The Senate...

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HFSC Ranking Member Maxine Waters ‘Deeply Concerned’ About PayPal Stablecoin
HFSC Ranking Member Maxine Waters ‘Deeply Concerned’ About PayPal Stablecoin
August 09, 2023  |  Blockchain

The top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), Rep. Maxine Waters, said she is “deeply concerned” about PayPal’s decision to launch a stablecoin....

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US Lawmakers Debate Dueling Stablecoin Bill Drafts
US Lawmakers Debate Dueling Stablecoin Bill Drafts
May 18, 2023  |  Regulation

U.S. lawmakers faced off Thursday (May 18) over two proposed stablecoin bills. Both bills under consideration would allow both banks and non-banks to issue stablecoins. It was...

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