Committee Democrats should crack down on fraud rather than make it easier.

We should be cracking down on fraud, not making it easier.

Waters commits to an anti-fraud enforcement stance.

Ranking Member Maxine Waters: American Families are Falling Behind—All Because of the Reckless, Selfish, and Just Flat Out Dumb Policies of This Administration. | U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Democrats
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The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a hearing titled 'Safeguarding Main Street: Combatting Fraud and Exploitation in Our Capital Markets' and listed legislation including the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025, the SEC Data Protection Act, and the HYPE Act of 2026.

Committee Democrats were participating in an official anti-fraud hearing, which is concrete action toward cracking down on fraud, though it is not itself proof of enacted results.

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Hearing Entitled: Safeguarding Main Street: Combatting Fraud and Exploitation in Our Capital Markets | U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
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The committee said the Capital Markets Subcommittee 'examined measures to strengthen protections for Americans against financial fraud and scams' and noted that the hearing was part of the committee's work to protect American investors from financial fraud.

This is additional official confirmation of active committee attention to fraud prevention, but it does not show final delivery of the broader claim.

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Capital Markets Subcommittee Examines Policies to Combat Financial Fraud | U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
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During a full Committee markup, Waters said Committee Democrats were focused on protecting consumers and concluded, "We should be cracking down on fraud, not making it easier."

This is direct, on-the-record evidence that Waters was advancing the anti-fraud framing in committee during the lookback window, but it is only a statement and markup posture, not proof of final policy delivery.

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Ranking Member Maxine Waters: American Families are Falling Behind—All Because of the Reckless, Selfish, and Just Flat Out Dumb Policies of This Administration. | U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Democrats
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Waters announced a long list of House Financial Services Committee Democratic CRA resolutions to restore CFPB guidance and said the CFPB exists to protect people from "fraud, scams, junk fees, discrimination, and abusive financial practices."

Committee Democrats took a concrete legislative step aimed at strengthening consumer protections against fraud and scams, which is strong effort evidence but still not final enactment or a completed crackdown.

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Ranking Member Maxine Waters Announces House Democratic Bills to Strengthen Consumer Protection, Commends Senator Warren and Senate Democrats for Forcing Senate Debate
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The committee homepage listed June 9 as the latest news item and said there are no upcoming scheduled hearings or markups.

As of the refresh date, the committee site shows no newer anti-fraud action in the lookback window and no scheduled hearings or markups, which points to the promise still being unresolved rather than delivered.

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U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Democrats
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Waters sent a letter to major bank CEOs demanding an immediate briefing and written responses on cybersecurity risks tied to advanced AI.

This is concrete committee oversight activity aimed at financial-sector risk and consumer protection, but it is still only an information-demanding step, not a completed crackdown or enacted policy.

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Ranking Member Maxine Waters Calls for Urgent Briefing from Top U.S. Financial Institutions on Emerging Cybersecurity Threats Identified by Mythos | U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Democrats
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Waters sent SEC Chairman Paul Atkins a letter seeking information on SEC efforts to prevent foreign stock manipulation schemes, saying after-the-fact enforcement was insufficient and asking what steps and authorities are needed to stop the fraud before investors are harmed.

This is the strongest new lookback evidence: Waters took concrete oversight action focused directly on fraud and investor protection. Because she requested answers due July 22, 2026, it remains an oversight step rather than a completed crackdown.

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Ranking Member Maxine Waters Seeks Answers from SEC on Foreign Stock Manipulation Schemes Targeting American Investors
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During a full committee markup, Waters said payment fraud was rising, identity theft was becoming more sophisticated, and the moment called for stronger consumer protection, while criticizing Republican bills as weakening protections and accountability.

This shows Waters and committee Democrats continuing to press the anti-fraud, pro-consumer-protection position during official committee action in the lookback window. It is advocacy and committee posture, not final delivery.

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Ranking Member Maxine Waters: “Committee Democrats Believe There is a Better Way. We Believe Our Economy Should Work for the People Who Get Up Every Morning, Go to Work, Pay Their Bills, and Play by the Rules.” | U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Democrats
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The June 30, 2026 full committee markup agenda included H.R. 9331, the Strengthening Transaction Oversight and Preventing (STOP) Payments Fraud Act of 2026, along with other consumer-credit and SEC-related measures.

The committee had a formal anti-payment-fraud bill before it during the relevant period. The page proves committee consideration, but not enactment or a completed crackdown attributable to Waters alone.

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Markup of Various Measures | U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
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The committee memorandum describes H.R. 9331 as amending the Expedited Funds Availability Act to create fraud-related exceptions for suspected fraud and scams and to permit exception holds for wire transfers.

This official markup memo shows the substance of the fraud measure being considered: it would give financial institutions tools to slow access to funds when fraud is suspected. It remains partial because the memo documents a pending markup item, not final law or completed enforcement.

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Committee Majority Staff Memorandum: June 30-July 1, 2026 Full Committee Markup
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A witness before the House Financial Services Committee testified that fraud is extremely prevalent in payments, urged stronger enforceable consumer protections, and cited the Waters-backed Protecting Consumers from Payment Scams Act as a key step.

The June 24 hearing record shows committee attention to payment scams and includes testimony supporting the kind of anti-fraud consumer protections Waters has backed. It is hearing evidence, so it supports effort and partial progress rather than delivery.

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Testimony of Tara M. Flynn, NCRC, House Financial Services Committee Hearing on Future of Payments
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Waters launched a formal RFI on AI in financial services, seeking input on consumer, investor, small-business, market, cybersecurity, and regulatory risks, with comments due August 14, 2026.

This is a new oversight step by Waters to gather facts for possible guardrails in financial services, including fraud-adjacent cybersecurity and consumer-protection risks. It remains unresolved because it is a request for input, not an enacted crackdown.

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Ranking Member Waters Launches Request for Information on AI Risks and Modernization in Financial Services
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