U.S. House Financial Services Committee Hearing: Community and Consumer Advocates’ Perspectives on the Obama Administration’s Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals

The United States House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled “Community and Consumer Advocates’ Perspectives on the Obama Administration’s Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals,” on Thursday, July 16, in Washington, D.C.

The following witnesses provided written testimony in advance of the hearing (to view prepared witness testimony, click on the hyperlinks below):

• Joseph Flatley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation on behalf of the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders
• Oliver I. Ireland, Partner, Morrison and Foerster LLP
• Edmund Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director, Public Interest Research Groups
• Janet Murguía, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Council of La Raza
• Travis B. Plunkett, Legislative Director, Consumer Federation of America
• John Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Community Reinvestment Coalition
• Nancy Zirkin, Executive Vice President, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

U.S. House Committee member statements and a printed version of the hearing will be posted here when available.

To view the Webcast of the hearing, click here.