U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., is set to become the next chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) after being elected by the House Republican Steering Committee. Hill announced his election in a Thursday (Dec. 12) press release, saying that he looks forward to...
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 House resolution targeting AI in finance, and California’s healthcare AI law drawing congressional attention as a potential national model. The...
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 housing industries. HFSC Chairman Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, and Ranking Member Maxine Waters, D-California, introduced bipartisan measures focusing on AI and its...
There’ll be a moratorium on new banking rules — at least for a bit. A trio of the top financial services industry regulators told the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday (Nov. 20) that any new rulemaking would not commence until next year, after the incoming...
March 27, 2023
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 what happened when the FDIC stepped in to rescue Silicon Valley Bank. Gerety told Karen Webster that to have a constructive dialogue on what was done, and what needs to […]
April 11, 2019
The biggest names in banking came to the Hill, repping seven of the largest financial firms in the United States. Ten years after the financial crisis, the rebound has been palpable,...
February 27, 2019
Lawmakers grilled the heads of Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, calling the credit reporting a “broken” system — and new legislation introduced this week has some far-reaching changes. In the meantime,...
May 09, 2017
Last week was not a good week to be the CFPB or Dodd-Frank financial reforms. The House Financial Services Committee voted 34 to 26 to repeal and replace it with...
January 09, 2025
The House Financial Services Committee has chosen leadership with an eye toward digital asset regulation. Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) announced the new appointments Thursday (Jan. 9), promising to “right-size the regulatory system for particularly community banks,” and “create a regulatory framework for digital assets that will protect investors and consumers.” In addition, Hill said the committee would “ensure agencies are […]
December 12, 2024
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., is set to become the next chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) after being elected by the House Republican Steering Committee. Hill announced...
December 02, 2024
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 housing industries. HFSC Chairman Patrick McHenry,...
November 20, 2024
By this time next year, America’s banking regulators will likely have new leadership. At a hearing Wednesday (Nov. 20) Rep. Patrick McHenry took the outgoing regulators to task. McHenry, the...