Virtual Congress: House Financial Service Committee Fintech Task Force Schedules Meeting on Inclusive Banking
by JD Alois
The House Financial Services Committee has posted its list of hearings for the month of June. The Committee like other Congressional committees has migrated to a virtual meeting due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
One of the meetings is for the Fintech Task Force. According to the memo:
The Task Force on Financial Technology will convene for hearing entitled, “Inclusive Banking During a Pandemic: Using FedAccounts and Digital Tools to Improve Delivery of Stimulus Payments.”
The Fintech Task Force will convene on June 11, 2020, at 12 Noon.
The virtual hearings will be live-streamed on https://financialservices.house.gov/live/.
The other meetings scheduled for the month include:
- June 3 at 12:00 PM – The Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions will convene for a hearing entitled, “Promoting Inclusive Lending During the Pandemic: Community Development Financial Institutions and Minority Depository Institutions.”
- June 10 at 12:00 PM – The Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance will convene for a hearing entitled, “The Rent Is Still Due: America’s Renters, COVID-19, and an Unprecedented Eviction Crisis.”
- June 16 at 12:00 PM – The Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy will convene for a hearing entitled, “Cybercriminals and Fraudsters: How Bad Actors Are Exploiting the Financial System During the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
- June 17 at 12:00 PM – The full Committee will convene for a hearing entitled, “Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy.”
- June 25 at 12:00 PM – The Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets will convene for a hearing entitled, “Capital Markets and Emergency Lending in the COVID-19 Era.”
- June 26 at 12:00 PM – The Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance will convene for a hearing entitled, “Insuring Against a Pandemic: Challenges and Solutions for Policyholders and Insurers.”