Democrats respond on restrooms

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Conner Eldridge said Monday that federal instructions on transgender students' use of restrooms and locker rooms aren't needed, while a spokesman for Democratic congressional candidate Dianne Curry said she supports the federal instructions. The U.S. Department of Education on Friday sent letters to school districts across the country that…

Meet the Bill That Could Mitigate the Impact of Risk Retention

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Known as The Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016, a new bill recently approved by the House Financial Services Committee in March could have major implications for low-risk CMBS lending. The bill includes modifications for the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and exempts certain CRE loans from risk retention rules scheduled to go in effect by December 2016. According to Arkansas…

Democrats respond on restrooms

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Conner Eldridge said Monday that federal instructions on transgender students' use of restrooms and locker rooms aren't needed, while a spokesman for Democratic congressional candidate Dianne Curry said she supports the federal instructions. The U.S. Department of Education on Friday sent letters to school districts across the country that…

Hill Highlights CFPBs Ineffective TRID Implementation at ALTA Conference

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Addressing more than 250 attendees Monday during the American Land Title Association (ALTA) 2016 Federal Conference & Lobby Day in Washington, D.C., Congressman French Hill (AR-02) stressed that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) should provide additional formal guidance to help industry comply with the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID), or the Know Before You…

Congressman Calls for Regulatory Transparency from the CFPB

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Home | News | Government | Congressman Calls for Regulatory Transparency from the CFPB  Print This Post Congressman Calls for Regulatory Transparency from the CFPB U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-Arkansas) said Monday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) needs to do a lot more to ensure the industry understand the new…

U.S. Rep. French Hill: CFPB Must Provide More Detail Before Going Retail on Know Before You Owe

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Addressing more than 250 attendees Monday during the American Land Title Association (ALTA) 2016 Federal Conference & Lobby Day in Washington, D.C., Congressman French Hill (AR-02) stressed that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) should provide additional formal guidance to help industry comply with the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID), or the Know Before…

House Combats Opioid Addiction Epidemic

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This week, the House of Representatives passed eighteen bills to address the rash of opioid addictions plaguing communities throughout America. There are an estimated 6.5 million prescription drug abusers, with 44 dying every day as a result of prescription painkiller overdoses...

Hill Statement on Obamacare Ruling

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After a federal district judge ruled in House v. Burwell that the administration unlawfully funded portions of Obamacare, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement...

To everything there is a season ... and a U.S. House caucus

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Fourth District U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman is a charter member of a new bipartisan Capitol Hill body, the Working Forests Caucus, that unites congressmen from key lumber and wood products states. First District U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford is on the steering committee of the recently formed Cuba Working Group, a collection of lawmakers from both parties who want to roll back Cold War…

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