CFPB

Court to expedite appeal in CFPB leadership fight

01/23/18

A federal appeals court on Tuesday agreed to expedite the appeal brought by Leandra English, the deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau who has sought to unseat acting Director Mick Mulvaney.

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Relief awarded in CashCall case is fraction of what CFPB sought

01/22/18

In a blow to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a federal judge rejected the agency's request for over $280 million in penalties against the California lender CashCall, ruling that the lender's violations did not justify such a large fine.

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GSE reform heats up, Zelle's flaw and CFPB's struggles: Top stories of the week

01/19/18

An exclusive look at the Senate's tightly held housing finance plan drew the most interest from readers this week, while TD's foray into AI and the roller coaster at CFPB also dominated attention.

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CFPB's Mulvaney to Warren: Breaches justified data-collection halt

01/19/18

Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney has cited hundreds of confirmed and suspected data breaches as justification for his halting the bureau's data collection activities last month.

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Mulvaney: No plans to ‘blow up’ CFPB

01/19/18

"I've told people from the day I walked in there, I wasn't there to burn the place down or blow it up," the consumer bureau's acting director said at a White House briefing.

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Mulvaney, handpicked team in tow, ready to reshape CFPB

01/19/18

The agency’s acting director has recruited several conservative staff members who will likely prove instrumental in charting its future.

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Senate's maverick move on GSEs; latest in 'As the CFPB Turns'

01/19/18

The Seante looks to forge its own path on GSE reform, breaking to the right of a plan from the FHFA; a new candidate to lead the CFPB emerges as its current director tells the Fed, "Thanks, we're good on funding."

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A new name emerges as possible head of CFPB

01/19/18

Johnathan Dever, a Republican Ohio state representative and defense lawyer, is being touted as a top candidate to lead the bureau, according to multiple insiders.

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'Hats off to Mulvaney’: Comments of the week

01/19/18

Readers react to Mick Mulvaney launching a public review of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, weigh in on the Senate’s bill to ease some Dodd-Frank rules, opine on how the wave of GOP departures will affect banks and more.

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Is CFPB’s Mulvaney waging war on the agency he runs?

01/18/18

If anyone has doubted that acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney intends to overhaul the agency, the last three days alone have put those doubts to rest.

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