FINANCIAL SERVICES WEEK AHEAD MAY 16 TO MAY 20
US House of Representatives:
House Financial Services Committee:
Hearing entitled “Interest on Reserves and the Fed’s Balance Sheet” Tuesday, May 17, 2016 10:00 AM in 2128 Rayburn HOB Monetary Policy and Trade Click here for the Committee Memorandum. Witness List
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Hearing entitled “Legislative Proposals to Enhance Capital Formation, Transparency, and Regulatory Accountability”
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 2:00 PM in 2128 Rayburn HOB
Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises
Click here for the Committee Memorandum.
H.R.___, the “SEC Regulatory Accountability Act” (Garrett)
H.R.___, the “Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016” (Hurt)
H.R.___, the “Proxy Advisory Firm Reform Act of 2016” (Duffy)
Witness List
- Mr. Timothy J. Bartl, Chief Executive Officer and President, Center on Executive Compensation
- Mr. Joshua Cherry-Seto, Chief Financial Officer, Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC
- The Honorable Daniel M. Gallagher, President, Patomak Global Partners
- Mr. Thomas Quaadman, Senior Vice President, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Ms. Jennifer Taub, Professor of Law, Vermont Law School
Hearing entitled “Examining the CFPB’s Proposed Rulemaking on Arbitration: Is it in the Public Interest and for the Protection of Consumers?”
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 2:00 PM in 2128 Rayburn HOB
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
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Witness List
- Professor Jason S. Johnston, Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
- Mr. Dong Hong, VP and Regulatory Counsel, Consumer Bankers Association
- Mr. Andrew Pincus, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP, on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Hearing entitled “Settling the Question: Did Bank Settlement Agreements Subvert Congressional Appropriations Powers?”
Thursday, May 19, 2016 9:15 AM in 2128 Rayburn HOB
Oversight and Investigations
Witness List
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House Appropriations Committee:
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US Senate:
Senate Banking Committee:
Hearing on Improving Communities’ and Businesses’ Access to Capital and Economic Development
May 19, 2016 10:00 AM – SD 538
The COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON SECURITIES, INSURANCE, AND INVESTMENT will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on “Improving Communities’ and Businesses’ Access to Capital and Economic Development.”
Witness Panel 1
· The Honorable Ron Crane
Idaho State Treasurer
· Mr. Michael Arougheti
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Vice President
Ares Capital Corporation, on behalf of the Small Business Investor Alliance
· Mr. Stephen Hall
Legal Director and Securities Specialist
Better Markets
· Mr. Drew Fung
Managing Director and Head of Debt Investment Group
Clarion Partners, on behalf of the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council
Senate Agriculture Committee:
The Farm Credit System: Oversight and Outlook of the Current Economic Climate
Panel I
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2016
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: 328A Russell Senate Office Building
1.The Honorable Ken Spearman
Chairman
Farm Credit Administration Board
McLean , VA
1.The Honorable Dallas Tonsager
Member
Farm Credit Administration Board
McLean , VA
1.The Honorable Jeffrey Hall
Member
Farm Credit Administration Board
McLean , VA
Panel II
1.Mr. Verlin (Gus) J. Barker
President/Chief Executive Officer
Community Bank of Oelwein
Oelwein , IA
1.Mr. Doug Stark
President & CEO
Farm Credit Services of America & Frontier Farm Credit
Omaha , NE
1.Mr. Jed Welder
Owner
Trinity Farms
Greenville , MI
1.Mr. Leonard Wolfe
President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board
United Bank and Trust
Marysville , KS
Senate Commerce Committee:
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act at 25: Effects on Consumers and Business
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
10:00 a.m. ET
Full Committee Hearing
Senate Russell Building 253
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing titled “The Telephone Consumer Protection Act at 25: Effects on Consumers and Business” on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.
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1. The hearing will examine the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), an enacted bill that requires solicitors to maintain a “Do Not Call” list and limits the use of automatic dialing systems known as “robocalls.” The hearing will also examine the Federal Communications Commission’s application of the TCPA to new technologies and practices popularized since adoption of the Act.
Witnesses:
– Ms. Becca Wahlquist, Snell and Wilmer, testifying on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Institute of Legal Reform
– Ms. Monica Desai, Squire Patton Boggs
– Mr. Rich Lovich, Law Offices of Stephenson, Acquisto & Coleman, testifying on behalf of the American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management
– Ms. Margot Saunders, Of Counsel, National Consumer Law Center
– The Honorable Greg Zoeller, Indiana Attorney General