House Financial Services Committee

SVB and Signature Were ‘Allowed to Fail,’ Says FDIC Chair
SVB and Signature Were ‘Allowed to Fail,’ Says FDIC Chair
March 27, 2023  |  Banking

America’s banking regulator is investigating the recent collapse of two lenders. Martin Gruenberg, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), says his agency is...

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Ahead of Hill’s Banking Hearing, Former Treasury Official Says It’s Time to Stop Talking Bailouts
Ahead of Hill’s Banking Hearing, Former Treasury Official Says It’s Time to Stop Talking Bailouts
March 27, 2023  |  Banking

If there is one thing that QED Partner Amias Gerety says needs to happen right away, it’s to stop using the world bailout to describe...

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McHenry Questions FDIC and Treasury Chiefs on SVB Response
McHenry Questions FDIC and Treasury Chiefs on SVB Response
March 23, 2023  |  Banking

House Republicans want more answers from the White House on the recent banking crisis. The chair and vice chairman of the House Financial Services Committee...

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Lawmakers Add Treasury Witness to Hearing on SVB, Signature Failures
Lawmakers Add Treasury Witness to Hearing on SVB, Signature Failures
March 21, 2023  |  Banking

The House Financial Services Committee wants to hear banking regulators’ view on the banking crisis. Top federal banking regulators are scheduled to testify before the...

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HFSC Chairman Patrick McHenry Welcomes Banks’ Support of First Republic
HFSC Chairman Patrick McHenry Welcomes Banks’ Support of First Republic
March 17, 2023  |  Banking

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry is among those welcoming banks’ support of First Republic Bank. The congressman said in a Thursday (March 16)...

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House Financial Services Chair to Probe ‘Supervisory Failures’ at SVB
House Financial Services Chair to Probe ‘Supervisory Failures’ at SVB
March 14, 2023  |  Banking

A top House Republican says Americans should be confident in the country’s financial system in spite of recent banking failures. “The Fed is doing what...

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Rep. McHenry Creates House Digital Assets/FinTech Subcommittee
Rep. McHenry Creates House Digital Assets/FinTech Subcommittee
January 15, 2023  |  Politics

House Republicans are set to take a closer look at FinTechs and digital assets. Rep. Patrick McHenry, the new chair of the House Financial Services...

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Key Takeaways From House Hearing on FTX Crypto Collapse
Key Takeaways From House Hearing on FTX Crypto Collapse
December 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Hearings into the FTX crypto collapse kicked off without input from now-jailed founder Sam Bankman-Fried. As reported by PYMNTS, the failed FTX founder faces eight...

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Crypto Exchange Binance Sees Spike in Withdrawals From Spooked Investors
Crypto Exchange Binance Sees Spike in Withdrawals From Spooked Investors
December 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto exchange FTX has been criminally charged with being shot through with fraud from inception. The news, revealed in a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday morning...

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