Dodd-Frank

Winners and losers of CFPB's leadership showdown

11/29/17

Richard Cordray took a big gamble in his final act as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, attempting to appoint his own interim successor. He lost Tuesday, but he was far from the only one.

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Winner and losers of CFPB's leadership showdown

11/28/17

Richard Cordray took a big gamble in his final act as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, attempting to appoint his own interim successor. He lost Tuesday, but he was far from the only one.

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Judge rules against CFPB's English, says Mulvaney in charge

11/28/17

District Judge Timothy J. Kelly ruled Tuesday that Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney was the legal interim head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, denying a request by Deputy Director Leandra English to block the appointment.

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At CFPB, bitter feelings about final Cordray maneuver

11/28/17

Employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are privately questioning why outgoing director Richard Cordray abruptly tapped a 34-year-old chief of staff with no enforcement, supervisory, or legal experience to head the embattled agency after he resigned.

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How Fed's Powell would reshape banking regs

11/28/17

In his nomination hearing, Jerome Powell was quick to assure Republican senators of his regulatory relief credentials. But Democrats still fear that he and other Trump appointees might upend the Dodd-Frank Act.

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Mulvaney pledges 'dramatic' shift at CFPB, freezes rules and hiring

11/27/17

OMB Director Mick Mulvaney said he would "fix" the CFPB by ensuring it protected consumers without cutting off access to financial services. His comments came as a federal judge declined to rule yet on the legality of Mulvaney's appointment.

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CFPB leadership case assigned to Trump-appointed judge

11/27/17

Leadership at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expected to be resolved quickly after a federal court Monday assigned a judge appointed by President Trump to resolve a lawsuit over who will become the agency's acting director.

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Legal clash looms over CFPB leadership

11/24/17

There is a possibility that there could soon be two individuals declaring themselves the rightful leader of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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CFPB’s constitutionality question doesn’t end with Cordray’s departure

11/22/17

The outcome of a case testing the president's power to fire a CFPB director will come too late to impact Richard Cordray, but may affect President Trump's interim and final picks to lead the agency.

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Three things FDIC's Gruenberg doesn't like about Senate reg relief deal

11/21/17

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg raised concerns about provisions that would significantly increase the systemic risk threshold for large banks, as well as one that would change the calculation for the supplementary leverage ratio.

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