CFPB

Mulvaney to drop public complaints against firms, change CFPB name

04/24/18

Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney announced a trio of significant changes to the CFPB.

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House bill aims to improve transparency of CFPB guidance process

04/23/18

The legislation would prohibit the CFPB from penalizing institutions that rely in good faith on guidance from the bureau.

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Mulvaney response to CFPB data security gaps baffles cyber experts

04/23/18

The agency's acting chief said hundreds of data breaches justified a halt on collecting information from firms, but experts question that logic.

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Clock's ticking: White House should name a permanent CFPB director

04/20/18

If President Trump doesn't name a director before the midterm elections, he could lose his best shot at reshaping the bureau long term.

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$1B fallout: Where does Wells go from here?

04/20/18

The costly order against Wells Fargo contains both unexpected good news for the bank and more potential problems for its CEO.

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Wells' $1B penalty: Regulators make good on Trump tweet

04/20/18

Months after President Trump vowed that Wells Fargo would pay a severe penalty, the CFPB and OCC hit the bank with a $1 billion fine to settle claims it overcharged customers for auto insurance and home loans.

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Wells Fargo’s penance: What’s been done, what’s to come

04/19/18

The latest fine from regulators is expected to be leveled against the bank as early as Friday. But it's far from the only penalty it has paid in recent years, and more may be on the way.

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'Republicans are feckless': Comments of the week

04/19/18

Readers react to the Senate overriding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's auto lending guidance, weigh in on House efforts to reform the Dodd-Frank Act and debate technology being used to replace new branches.

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Wells' $1B reckoning may come as early as Friday

04/19/18

The CFPB and OCC are expected to assess a $1 billion fine against Wells Fargo for allegedly overcharging customers for auto insurance and home loans.

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Does Senate’s repeal of CFPB policy put all guidance in crosshairs?

04/18/18

Passage of a resolution blocking guidance on auto loan pricing could set a precedent that allows Congress to nullify other long-past regulatory issuances.

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