Tagged: house financial services committee

May 30, 2017 @ 2:25 pm By Anthony Zeoli  |  

What was previously a relatively innocuous industry sector, the financial technology (or “Fintech”) industry has exploded over the past few years. With the litany of new Fintech startups and existing Fintech businesses, and even Fintech specific incubators and accelerators popping up, the Fintech revolution is… Read More

March 24, 2017 @ 3:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, part of the House Financial Services Committee, has scheduled a hearing on the state of bank lending in the US. The hearing will take place at 2PM Tuesday, March 28th. Typically these hearings are live-streamed on the HFSC website. The… Read More

March 14, 2017 @ 1:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Originally scheduled to take place tomorrow (March 15, 2017), the Hearing entitled “The JOBS Act at Five: Examining Its Impact and Ensuring the Competitiveness of the U.S. Capital Markets”, hosted by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, part of the House Committee on Financial Services, has been… Read More

March 13, 2017 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Insider reported on the forthcoming House Financial Services Committee hearing on the JOBS Act last week and today the list of witnesses has been revealed. The hearing entitled, “The JOBS Act at Five: Examining Its Impact and Ensuring the Competitiveness of the U.S. Capital… Read More

March 10, 2017 @ 7:12 am By JD Alois  |  

The subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and Investments, part of the House Financial Services Committee, has scheduled a hearing to review the JOBS Act: the law the created the various iterations of investment crowdfunding. The hearing entitled, “The JOBS Act at Five: Examining Its Impact… Read More

March 9, 2017 @ 5:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) approved six bills today, each designed to improve the environment for small business. All of these bills had previously passed the Committee in a prior iteration. Several had been approved by the full House. HFCS Chairman Jeb Hensarling commented… Read More

December 2, 2016 @ 11:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Congressman Jeb Hensarling will continue his leadership as Chairman of the influential House Financial Services Committee during the forthcoming 115th Congress in 2017. Hensarling has been a vocal advocate of regulatory rationalization regarding the financial services sector. Hensarling has attempted to address the current environment of… Read More

November 15, 2016 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Outgoing SEC Chair Mary Jo White will be testifying today (November 15, 2016) before the House Financial Services Committee. White announced her intent to depart the Commission at the end of the Obama’s administration yesterday (November 14th).  The somewhat routine hearing is entitled; “Examining the… Read More

September 17, 2016 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee, chaired by Congressman Jeb Hensarling, has booked a busy schedule next week. Included on the list of hearings is a visit from Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew. Testifying on Thursday, September 22nd at 10AM, Lew will be addressing the… Read More

September 4, 2016 @ 5:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

This coming week the House of Representatives will debate several bills previously approved by the Financial Services Committee.  The legislation is designed to improve access to capital for SMEs by reducing regulatory burdens and streamlining the process. HR 2357, the Accelerating Access to Capital Act,… Read More

July 11, 2016 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, has scheduled a hearing on the marketplace lending sector of online lending.  Entitled, Examing the Opportunities and Challenges with Financial Technology (Fintech): The Development of Online Marketplace Lending,” the meeting will take place… Read More

June 9, 2016 @ 3:00 pm By Samuel Guzik  |  

  It’s been more than four (very long) years since the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act) made its debut, with much fanfare, in the White House Rose Garden. And on May 16, 2016, the official date of the emancipation of investment crowdfunding… Read More

May 13, 2016 @ 3:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Subcommittee on Capital Markets, part of the House Financial Services Committee, has schedule a hearing for Tuesday, May 17th at 2PM entitled “Legislative Proposals to Enhance Capital Formation, Transparency, and Regulatory Accountability”. The Subcommittee will examine the current competitiveness of U.S. capital markets and regulatory… Read More

April 22, 2016 @ 7:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Last week the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, part of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, debated several important bills that may boost access to capital for SMEs.  One of the bills, the Fix Crowdfunding Act (HR 4855), has the profound potential to turn… Read More

April 15, 2016 @ 3:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, part of the House Financial Services Committee, has scheduled a hearing to take place next week entitled; “Continued Oversight of the SEC’s Offices and Divisions”. The hearing will examine the mission, operation, and activities of certain… Read More

April 15, 2016 @ 12:32 am By JD Alois  |  

  The Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, part of the House Financial Services Committee, reviewed several proposed acts of legislation crafted to help smaller business and grow the economy today (April 14).  Chaired by Congressman Scott Garrett, the hearing was labeled “The… Read More

April 14, 2016 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee approved a bill that would require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on a budget. A relatively new federal agency, the CFPB was created under the Dodd-Frank Act – legislation that was crafted in response to the financial crisis. Committee… Read More

April 13, 2016 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

The Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, part of the House Financial Services Committee, has scheduled a hearing for tomorrow (Thursday, April 14 @10AM ET) that has been labeled, “The JOBS Act at Four: Examining Its Impact and Proposals to Further Enhance Capital Formation”.  The… Read More

April 13, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samuel Guzik  |  

  In my last article on Crowdfund Insider, entitled: “JOBS Act Crowdfunding Begins on May 16, 2016: Don’t Get Busted for Solicitation!,” I warned of one of the hidden dangers for companies embarking on a Title III equity crowdfunding campaign – which goes live on… Read More

April 8, 2016 @ 1:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee, chaired by Representative Hensarling, has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, April 14, at 10AM, for a Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee gathering to examine four different legislative proposals designed to improve and promote capital formation.  The Committee has… Read More