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Congress Confronts an 1,800% Rise in Financial Fraud Losses

Congress Confronts an 1,800% Rise in Financial Fraud Losses
Congress Confronts an 1,800% Rise in Financial Fraud Losses
July 22, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

A new report by House Republicans argues that fraud and scams have reached “unprecedented” levels. The report, issued by the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday (July...

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House Hearing Puts Bank-FinTech Oversight in the Spotlight
House Hearing Puts Bank-FinTech Oversight in the Spotlight
May 20, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Financial infrastructure rarely becomes visible until it breaks. At Wednesday’s (May 20) House Financial Services Committee hearing on bank-FinTech partnerships, lawmakers, banking and FinTech executives...

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House Bill Would Reduce Small Lenders’ Reporting Requirements
House Bill Would Reduce Small Lenders’ Reporting Requirements
April 22, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

A bill that would reduce small lenders’ reporting requirements was one of four bills the House Financial Services Committee advanced to the House of Representatives...

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GOP Lawmakers Push for New Fed-Treasury Accord 
GOP Lawmakers Push for New Fed-Treasury Accord 
March 19, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

House Republicans want to draw new boundaries between the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury. In a hearing held on Wednesday (March 18), the House Financial Services Committee’s Task...

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Bessent Proposes Unlimited Insurance for Business Checking Accounts
Bessent Proposes Unlimited Insurance for Business Checking Accounts
February 04, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

The House Financial Services Committee convened Wednesday (Feb. 4) for a marathon session on financial sector stability lasting roughly five hours, characterized by sharp ideological...

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Capitol Hill Confronts AI’s Growing Grip on Financial Services
Capitol Hill Confronts AI’s Growing Grip on Financial Services
December 10, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved rapidly into every corner of the economy. Financial services is a flash point over whether AI will strengthen or destabilize...

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Lawmakers Ask Regulators to Abandon ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Approach to Banks
Lawmakers Ask Regulators to Abandon ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Approach to Banks
November 26, 2025  |  Bank Regulation

Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee have asked federal banking regulators to reconsider the application of Enhanced Prudential Standards (EPS) for banks with...

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House Hearing Spotlights Banking’s AI Promise and Pitfalls
House Hearing Spotlights Banking’s AI Promise and Pitfalls
September 19, 2025  |  Banking

Five witness told a House Financial Services subcommittee that AI is already changing the face of banking, improving back office operations and customer-facing interactions, but...

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