Mick Mulvaney

Trump’s CFPB pick clears up what, exactly?

06/19/18

The selection of an obscure OMB official as CFPB director raises more questions than it answers about the future of the agency.

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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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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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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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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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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 installment lender for debt collection practices

06/13/18

The CFPB ordered Security Group Inc. to pay $5 million for making illegal threats, including that consumers could go to jail.

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