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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee about monetary policy and the economy. He addressed several issues, including inflation, jobs, une…

The House approved several bills. One would change the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations reform law. Another would allow terminally-ill patients to use experimental that do not yet have …

The House passed H.R. 4566, the Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act. The bill would exempt some financial institutions from from certain “stress test” requirements in the 2…

The House debated and passed two financial services bills, including one that makes mortgage lending regulation changes to financial institutions and market trading. The other measure requir…

The House debated the House Republican tax reform bill, HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. No amendments were allowed to the legislation during floor debate.

Richard Cordray testified at a hearing on his Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) most recent semi-annual reports detailing the agency’s activities. Members questioned Mr. Cordray …

The House passed a bill making changes to a number of accredited investors who can form venture capital funds to invest in small businesses.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen appeared before the House Financial Services Committee to deliver the semiannual monetary policy report. She testified to the Senate committee the previous…

Wells Fargo Chair and CEO John Stumpf appeared before the House Financial Services Committee apologizing for the sales practices of his company that involved the creation of an estimated 2 m…

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI and other Republican leaders announced an agenda to tackle what they called “burdensome government regulations.” Speaker Ryan also addressed comments President …

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the central bank’s semi-annual Monetary Policy Report to Congress. She told committee members th…

The House began debate on a series of bills dealing with the Iran nuclear agreement.

The House reconvened for a legislative session and passed two bills altering federal mortgage rules. Members delivered speeches on any topic.

Secretary Jack Lew gave the Department of the Treasury’s annual report on the status of the international financial system. Topics discussed included Export-Import Bank renewal, proposed cha…

Federal Housing Finance Director Mel Watt testified before the House Financial Services Committee about housing finance and funding efforts to open up more access to lending for potential ho…

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) held a ceremonial swearing-in for members of the 114th Congress.

The House took a series of four votes, including passage of S. 2244, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, 417-7, with 10 members not voting.

Business, finance, and government officials, including Export-Import testified on the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank. The hearing focused on on the role of the export credit agenc…

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen presented her semiannual report on monetary policy to the House Financial Services Committee. The report looks at the current and future economic condition…

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testified on the annual report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which oversee the implementation of the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law.