Mick Mulvaney

QM revamp could mean separate rule books for banks, internet lenders

05/17/18

Mick Mulvaney’s recent comments about the CFPB Qualified Mortgage rule have triggered a debate over whether regulators should take into account more than one underwriting model.

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The real fight over CFPB's payday rule is just beginning

05/16/18

It's too late for Congress to overturn the consumer bureau's regulation on short-term lending, but acting Director Mick Mulvaney will have plenty of chances to reshape it.

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From overdraft to HMDA, rulemaking has new look at Mulvaney’s CFPB

05/16/18

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney has dropped agency plans to crack down on overdraft programs and large marketplace lenders. Here's what else he's changing.

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Mulvaney vows to 'bring sanity' to Qualified Mortgage rule

05/15/18

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney suggested that digital mortgages should be held to different standards than ones originated by credit unions and banks.

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AI job threat, the undying branch, Mulvaney's politicos: Top stories of the week

05/11/18

Artificial intelligence will reshape the job landscape at banks; people still want to open accounts at a branch; Mick Mulvaney stacks CFPB bench with political appointees; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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CFPB's union ready to battle Mulvaney as job cuts loom

05/10/18

The union representing employees at the CFPB is already fighting acting Director Mick Mulvaney's efforts to restructure the agency, and readying for a potentially larger conflict as rumors of layoffs swirl.

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Mulvaney guts CFPB’s student lending office

05/09/18

The CFPB's acting director announced new political hires and more plans to overhaul the agency in an email Wednesday.

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White House looks to extend Mulvaney's CFPB tenure

05/08/18

The administration is prolonging a decision on a permanent director for the agency to keep the interim chief in place until year-end or longer.

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Eric Schneiderman’s many tangles with financial firms

05/08/18

Outgoing N.Y. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been a thorn in the side of financial institutions, using his state’s significant clout to affect national policy debate on a host of topics ranging from dark pools to cryptocurrencies. Here’s a look back at how Schneiderman has made his mark on the ways financial institutions do business.

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Meet Mulvaney's 'politicos': Six senior staff remaking the CFPB

05/07/18

The public face of the Trump administration's revamp of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is by no means working alone.

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