Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Ranking Committee Member Tim Scott (R-SC) asked the Federal Housing Finance Agency to provide further evidence to back up its proposal to amend the pricing framework for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat J. Toomey (R-PA) urged the CFPB to stop using disparate impact theory as guidance for evaluating whether racial discrimination occurred, saying the theory is misguided and encourages regulators to abuse authority.
The Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee heard testimony on economic and regulatory developments from FRB Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr, FDIC Acting Chair Martin Gruenberg, Acting Comptroller Michael J. Hsu and NCUA Chair Todd M. Harper.
In separate hearings, the Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee heard testimony from CEOs of the largest U.S. banks on a broad range of public policy and compliance matters.
House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) proposed amendments to the Community Reinvestment Act in an effort to (i) end modern-day redlining, (ii) root out discrimination in the banking system and (iii) close the gaps in racial wealth and homeownership.