Hill Was Named To A "Banker's Dozen" List Of Top Wall Street Allies In Congress. According to the Arkansas Times, "A group called Wall Street Flunkies Project has included Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill on its 'banker's dozen' list of the top Wall Street Flunkies for the campaign money they receive from the banking/finance industry and the legislative services they provide in return." The Arkansas Times noted: "What's he done to earn such favor? Sit on the House Financial Services Committee and work to roll back regulations enacted during the financial crisis and to undermine agencies that enforce them. This helps banks, securities firms and payday lenders. Consumers, not so much." [Arkansas Times, 10/14/18]
Securities And Investment Was Hill's Largest Donor Industry At $839,595 In The 2024 Cycle. According to OpenSecrets, Hill's top contributing industries for the 2023-2024 election cycle were Securities & Investment ($839,595), Commercial Banks ($354,750), and Insurance ($335,900). His top contributors included Bank of New York Mellon ($46,700), Stephens Inc. ($44,645), and Wells Fargo ($35,300). Only 1.24% of his funds came from small individual contributions. [OpenSecrets, Viewed 2/16/26]
Hill Voted With The Banking Industry 74 Out Of 74 Times On Tracked Votes. According to the Arkansas Times, citing Americans for Financial Reform data compiled by the Wall Street Flunkies Project, Hill had a perfect pro-bank voting record through 2018, including votes to repeal the Volcker Rule, let big banks reduce capital reserves, and "dramatically undermine state protections against payday, car title, and other predatory lending." [Arkansas Times, 10/14/18]
Hill Pushed To Eliminate A $5 Cap On Bank Overdraft Fees. According to the Arkansas Times, "Country clubbing congressmen can't fathom the sting of compounding $30 overdraft fees -- and anyway, they work for their wealthy buddies, not you and me. So it makes sense that Arkansas's 2nd District representative is doing his fellow bankers a solid by pushing to roll back a Biden-era cap that aimed to protect consumers." [Arkansas Times, 2/19/25]
Hill Served On The CARES Act Oversight Commission While Owning Up To $5.25 Million In Simmons Bank Stock. According to the Arkansas Times, Hill was appointed to the Congressional Oversight Commission for the CARES Act while holding between $1.1 million and $5.25 million in stock in Simmons Bank, which issued close to a billion dollars in Paycheck Protection Program loans. [Arkansas Times, 7/20/20]