Financial Services

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) delivered the keynote address at the Innovative Payments Association annual conference held in Washington, D.C. (pictured below). Congressman Hill has been focused on strengthening financial technology and appreciates the Congressional support by House Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Ranking Member Patrick… Read more »

Rep. Hill: We still haven’t cured ‘too-big-to-fail’ [WATCH] By Fox Business Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) says the U.S. still hasn’t cured “too-big-to-fail,’ after CEOs from America’s largest banks testified on Capitol Hill. Read more »

Arkansas congressman's measure aims to aid helpful banks By The ADG WASHINGTON -- If U.S. Rep. French Hill has his way, bankers who help law enforcement agencies by keeping suspicious accounts open won't have to worry about being sanctioned for their assistance. The Republican from Little Rock, himself a former banker, has introduced legislation providing banks safe harbor from… Read more »

Click on the picture above to watch Rep. Hill's questions from today's Financial Services Committee Hearing. WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) participated in a House Financial Services Committee hearing where he questioned the… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, by a vote of 404-7, the House passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman French Hill (AR-02), H.R. 758,  the Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act. This legislation provides protections for financial institutions against regulatory agency backlash due to cooperation… Read more »

Click on the picture above to watch Rep. Hill's questions from this week's hearing with Fed Chairman Powell. … Read more »

Congressional Hearing with Fed Chair Jay Powell Elicits Several Questions on Crypto and Tokenization By Crowfund Insider It is almost inevitable that topics regarding Fintech surface in Congressional hearings that address the financial services industry. This week’s hearings involving the House Financial Services Committee and Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell were no different and… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — In a letter to the New York Times’ editor, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) responded to an op-ed by U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that called for the limitation of corporate stock buybacks. Rep. Hill argued “[l]imiting stock buybacks disincentivizes aspiring entrepreneurs to go public and hinders individual shareholders and… Read more »

Rep. Hill Featured in New York Times: Government Shouldn't Interfere in Stock Buybacks By French Hill To the Editor: Re “Workers Before Buybacks,” by Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders (Op-Ed, Feb. 4), calling for the limitation of corporate stock buybacks: The senators seem to believe that they know how best to allocate capital across our $20 trillion economy. Limiting stock… Read more »

 Click on the video above to watch Rep. Hill's remarks from this week's House Financial Services Committee Hearing. WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) participated in a House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled “Homeless in America: Examining the Crisis and… Read more »