Maxine Waters

CFPB’s Small Business Lending Rules Headed for More Scrutiny on Capitol Hill 
CFPB’s Small Business Lending Rules Headed for More Scrutiny on Capitol Hill 
May 15, 2023  |  Regulation

Small business lending’s new data-driven approach may be headed for more scrutiny on Capitol Hill. To that end, Rep. Maxine Waters (California), the top Democrat...

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Partisan Battle Lines See Crypto Stablecoin Payment Regulation Stalling Out
Partisan Battle Lines See Crypto Stablecoin Payment Regulation Stalling Out
April 19, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Two congressional hearings later, and crypto’s future in the U.S. remains as uncertain as ever. Fresh from Tuesday’s (April 18) House Financial Services Committee hearing...

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Current and Former FTX CEOs to Testify Dec. 13 
Current and Former FTX CEOs to Testify Dec. 13 
December 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The current and former CEOs of FTX are to testify before a Congressional committee.  FTX Group founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and current FTX...

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FTX Founder Will Testify Before Congress After ‘Learning and Reviewing’
FTX Founder Will Testify Before Congress After ‘Learning and Reviewing’
December 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX’s founder has indicated he’ll eventually appear before a congressional committee investigating his company. On Twitter Sunday (Dec. 4), Sam Bankman-Fried responded to Rep. Maxine...

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Rep. Maxine Waters Urges ‘Hard Look’ At PNC, BBVA Merger
Rep. Maxine Waters Urges ‘Hard Look’ At PNC, BBVA Merger
November 18, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Congresswoman Maxine Waters said in a press release that she doesn’t think the proposed merger between PNC and BBVA should be rubber-stamped without serious consideration...

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Rep. Waters Slams CFPB Chief For ‘Betraying Consumers’
Rep. Waters Slams CFPB Chief For ‘Betraying Consumers’
July 30, 2020  |  Regulation

The chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services unleashed a withering attack on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday (July 30), accusing...

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House Chairwoman Tells FDIC To Halt ILC Charters
House Chairwoman Tells FDIC To Halt ILC Charters
March 15, 2020  |  Loans

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, wants to stop any new Industrial Loan Company (ILC) charters until further notice, citing...

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Waters Tells CFPB Head To Do Better
Waters Tells CFPB Head To Do Better
February 06, 2020  |  CFPB

The chairwoman of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Maxine Waters, told the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Kathy Kraninger, that...

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House Democrats Call On Facebook To Halt Libra Plan
House Democrats Call On Facebook To Halt Libra Plan
July 03, 2019  |  Facebook

The Democrats of the House Financial Services Committee have officially written the leadership of Facebook to ask them to stop the Libra cryptocurrency plan and...

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