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Illustration on legislation to prevent sale of personal information by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Special interests threaten to hijack financial data privacy legislation

By Daniel J. Mitchell

Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf, who took over the bank in October, was grilled by the House Financial Services Committee over the bank's practices of opening phony accounts in customers' names that came to light in 2016. (Associated Press)

House Democrats grill Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf on 2016 massive fraud scheme, business practice

By James Varney - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Jerome Powell, Fed chair: Economy looks resilient despite risk of China virus

By Martin Crutsinger - Associated Press

Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, to discuss his plans for the new cryptocurrency Libra. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, Libra cryptocurrency slammed as weapon

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters, D-Calif., leads a hearing to review the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's mission to focus priority on consumers with the CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 7, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

The Latest: Waters vows to undo work of Mulvaney at CFPB

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Excessive regulation: Bureaucrats gone wild: Feds describe racial hostility, discrimination inside n

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Richard Cordray

U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees detail hostile work environment

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Lawmakers may rein in bank regulations hurting gun dealers

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

** FILE ** U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm speaks at a news conference in a park next to federal court, Monday, April 28, 2014, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The Staten Island Republican was arrested earlier in the day and pleaded not guilty to a 20-count federal indictment that includes charges of mail fraud, wire fraud and tax fraud. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Boehner: Grimm should be held to ‘highest ethical standard’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

NY lawmaker steps down from House Financial panel

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Cordray

Consumer protection board under fire for suspected violations of Hatch act

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Payday lender regulation bill stalls in committee

By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

GROVER: Solving the financial crisis by causing another

By Eric Grover

President Obama tours the home framing assembly area at Erickson Construction in Chandler, Ariz., on Tuesday. Mr. Obama annouced support of a Senate bill that would eliminate mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (Associated Press)

Obama supports Senate bill to kill Fannie, Freddie

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat, smiles Sept. 21, 2012, at her husband, Sidney Williams (left), during a House Ethics Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington after learning she had been cleared of allegations that she steered a $12 million federal bailout to a bank where her husband owns stock. (Associated Press)

Ethics panel clears Rep. Waters, reproves grandson

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Consumer bureau’s request for $28M raises eyebrows

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Illustration: Juggling Dodd-Frank's mess by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

DUFFY: Dodd-Frank: One year later

By Rep. Sean Duffy - The Washington Times

Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat, wants the House to dismiss an ethics case centered on a bailout for a bank where her husband is an investor. (Associated Press)

Waters demands dismissal of House ethics complaint

By Larry Margasak - Associated Press

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Key House Republican praises Obama housing plan

By Alan Fram - Associated Press