CFPB

Pelosi, Brown criticize Trump's pick to lead CFPB

06/18/18

The Democratic leader in the House raised questions about Kathy Kraninger's "qualifications to lead such an important agency."

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Trump's CFPB choice faces uphill battle — and that's part of the plan

06/18/18

President Trump has yet to formally name Kathy Kraninger as his choice to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but her nomination is already in trouble. That may be just fine with the White House.

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Trump's CFPB pick is... who?; muni issuers still avoid Wells

06/18/18

Little-known Office for Management and Budget official Kathy Kraninger would succeed acting director Mick Mulvaney, her OMB boss; Wells Fargo still faces the big chill from several big cities and states.

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White House aide Kraninger is Trump's choice to lead CFPB

06/16/18

President Donald Trump has chosen Kathy Kraninger, a little-known White House budget aide, as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an administration official said.

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Trump said to favor little-known OMB official as next CFPB chief

06/15/18

Kathy Kraninger, an obscure official at the Office of Management and Budget, is President Trump's leading candidate to become director of CFPB, according to sources.

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CFPB leadership decision, fintech's future: Five events to watch next week

06/15/18

From a major CFPB deadline to a long-anticipated fintech report, there's a lot to watch for in the days to come.

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Will states fill the CFPB enforcement void?

06/15/18

The new chair of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors argues that state regulators will keep protecting consumers if the CFPB curtails oversight.

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'Bye, Felicia': Comments of the week

06/15/18

Readers respond to a bill designed to modernize the anti-money-laundering rules, applaud the acting head of the CFPB’s decision to fire the members of the bureau’s advisory councils, opine on when a bank ought to communicate it has been hacked and more.

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Mulvaney may cut off public access to CFPB complaints. Ex-AG says not so fast

06/14/18

Marc Dann, a former Ohio attorney general, has a plan to publicly maintain the CFPB's consumer complaint database if acting Director Mick Mulvaney shuts it down.

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CFPB fines debt collector; Adyen shares nearly double on first day

06/14/18

Security Group was fined $5 million for abusive collection tactics; the Dutch payments company is now valued at nearly $16 billion.

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