Mick Mulvaney

Advocacy group sues CFPB, OMB for Kraninger's records

07/25/18

Allied Progress, a consumer watchdog, sued the CFPB and the OMB on Wednesday for failing to respond to a request for documents on Kathy Kraninger, President Trump's nominee to lead the CFPB.

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All heat, no light: Kraninger gives little sense of CFPB views

07/19/18

The nominee to run the consumer bureau endured tough questioning over the administration’s family-separation policy but appeared to weather the barrage.

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CFPB taps Arizona official to lead innovation office

07/18/18

Paul Watkins served as chief counsel for the Arizona AG's 150-person civil litigation division and also headed up the office's fintech initiatives.

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CFPB advisory board 2.0: Far fewer members

07/18/18

Just before members were removed from the consumer advisory board last month, acting Director Mick Mulvaney signed an amended charter that would shrink the panel to six members.

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CFPB penalizes payday debt collector but reduces fine

07/13/18

The CFPB said National Credit Adjusters had hired third-party collectors that routinely inflated the amounts that customers owed.

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Senate Dems urge CFPB to reinstate advisory board

07/13/18

Members of the panel and two other advisory boards were all terminated in June and told they could not reapply for their positions.

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Adviser to Mulvaney chosen as CFPB's No. 2

07/09/18

Brian Johnson will serve as the agency's acting deputy director, succeeding Leandra English, who recently said she plans resign from the CFPB.

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Fintech vulnerability, Square bails, new blood among CROs: Top stories of the week

07/06/18

One firm's inability to access bank data shows how fragile fintechs can be; payments processor Square quietly withdraws bank application; turnover of chief risk officers is on the rise; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Battle over control of CFPB is about to end

07/06/18

Leandra English, who sued President Trump and Mick Mulvaney last year claiming to be the rightful director of the CFPB, said Friday that she plans to resign and drop the litigation.

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CFPB set to issue HMDA guidance this summer

07/05/18

The agency will advise lenders on how to obtain partial exemptions from Home Mortgage Disclosure Act requirements that Congress adopted this spring.

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