COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL INSTITUIONS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION will meet in OPEN SESSION, HYBRID FORMAT to conduct a hearing entitled, “Protecting Consumers from Financial Fraud and Scams in the Pandemic Recovery Economy."  The witnesses will be: Ms. Liz Coyle, Executive Director, Georgia Watch; Mr. John Breyault, Vice President of Public Policy, Telecommunications, and Fraud, National Consumers League; and Ms. Rachel Greszler, Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation.

Pursuant to guidance from the CDC and OAP, Senate office buildings are not open to the public other than official business visitors and credentialed press at this time. Accordingly, in-person visitors cannot be accommodated at this briefing. We encourage the public to utilize the Committee’s livestream of the hearing, available on the website at http://www.banking.senate.gov.

All hearings are webcast live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date