Arbitration

Wells Fargo, you’re the worst’: Scenes from testy annual meeting

04/24/18

CEO Tim Sloan and board chair Elizabeth Duke fielded tough questions Tuesday on everything from the embattled bank’s culture to its ties to the private prison industry.

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10 biggest financial laws passed since Dodd-Frank

03/06/18

There's been a legislative bottleneck since the the crisis-era law went into effect, but Congress has moved forward on a handful of significant changes.

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Gloves off in CFPB tug of war between Mulvaney, Warren

02/23/18

The war of words between acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., the agency's architect, is escalating.

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CFPB chief search complicated by GOP’s tenuous Senate hold

02/12/18

The statutory clock on Mick Mulvaney serving as acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is under a year, but the administration's path to getting a full-time director confirmed by the Senate has never looked rockier.

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Ex-OCC head returns to law firm Simpson Thacher

01/08/18

Keith Noreika, who made waves during his brief stint as acting Comptroller of the Currency, has rejoined Simpson Thacher Bartlett as a partner.

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The CFPB’s losing streak: A blow-by-blow

12/06/17

The agency has suffered a series of setbacks over the past two months, from a rollback of its arbitration rule to a legal battle over its leadership. Here's what happened — and where the agency might lose next.

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Washington can’t save community banks. It can’t even save itself

11/12/17

During the past year, many have hoped for action from Washington that can alleviate burden and stem the rapid pace of consolidation. But in the current political environment, that appears increasingly unlikely.

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‘Maybe credit bureaus are dead?’: Comments of the week

11/03/17

Readers weigh in on a blockchain-based credit bureau, react to the CFPB’s arbitration rule and chime in on calls to invest more in women.

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Trump kills CFPB arbitration rule; Blockchain MIA

11/02/17

Rule that would have made it easier for banks to be sued is repealed; a survey says the technology isn’t a priority for bank CIOs.

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Trump signs resolution killing CFPB arbitration rule

11/01/17

With little fanfare, President Trump officially nixed the rule prohibiting financial firms from including mandatory arbitration clauses.

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