News Topic: Mick Mulvaney

Tom Pahl, a former longtime regulator at the Federal Trade Commission, has led key rulemaking efforts for the consumer bureau. ... Read full article

The two Democrats sent a letter “raising grave concerns about whether the bureau is fulfilling its statutory obligations.” ... Read full article

There were signs Kathy Kraninger would continue a rollback of consent orders and investigations, but many observers see an aggressive approach reminiscent of the Obama era. ... Read full article

Public orders are an effective way to discourage violations of consumer protection law, the bureau's director said at a credit union conference. ... Read full article

Robert G. Cameron, a former official at the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, will succeed Seth Frotman as the bureau's point person on student lending complaints. ... Read full article

In her first four and a half months, Kathy Kraninger met with lawmakers more than twice as often as her predecessor, but her schedule demonstrates willingness to meet with industry and policy stakeholders from various camps. ... Read full article

The industry continues to push for an overhaul of the bureau’s leadership structure, but both parties seem uninterested. ... Read full article

Kathy Kraninger, the bureau's director, is in a standoff with Democrats about her claim that the agency cannot supervise institutions under the Military Lending Act. ... Read full article

All Democrats supported the bill focused on the decisions of former acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney, while all Republicans opposed it. ... Read full article

Kristen Donoghue had been one of the agency's few remaining senior enforcement managers hired by former Director Richard Cordray. ... Read full article

The official told lawmakers Thursday that the research underlying the bureau's 2017 payday rule proposal did not support strict underwriting requirements of small-dollar loans. ... Read full article

Eric Blankenstein, the CFPB's policy director for supervision, enforcement and fair lending, has been criticized for using a racial slur in blog posts 15 years ago and claiming the majority of hate crimes were hoaxes. ... Read full article

Brian Johnson, a Republican political appointee at the CFPB, has been named the agency's deputy director, the No. 2 job behind Director Kathy Kraninger. ... Read full article

The agency launched a review to gauge whether the regulation requiring consumers to opt in to overdraft protection “should be amended or rescinded” to minimize the effects on smaller financial institutions. ... Read full article

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received over a quarter-million complaints in 2018, according to analysis by an advocacy group that urged the agency to maintain public access to its database. ... Read full article

Under a new policy, a company subject to a civil investigative demand will learn from the agency about what conduct the probe is targeting and what legal provisions the firm may have violated. ... Read full article

In her first policy speech since being confirmed as the agency's director, Kathy Kraninger promised less focus on enforcement actions and more emphasis on consumer education. ... Read full article

The Trump administration directed independent agencies to submit their pending regulations for review by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a novel procedural hurdle that could slow down policy changes. ... Read full article