Mick Mulvaney

Mulvaney can’t just kill CFPB payday rule, but here’s what he can do

02/08/18

Delaying the rule's effective date or refocusing it on disclosure requirements are among the options for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's acting director to ease its impact on the industry.

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CFPB seeks input on ways to reform enforcement process

02/07/18

The examination of its enforcement policies is part of a comprehensive review of all agency procedures that acting Consumer Financial Protection Director Mick Mulvaney launched last month.

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Comptroller heaps praise on CFPB's Mulvaney

02/06/18

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting met Tuesday with acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney to discuss ways to reduce regulatory burden and coordinate supervision of financial firms.

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Is CFPB punting on Equifax? It's complicated

02/05/18

It is unclear whether the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is abandoning its supervisory oversight of Equifax or just taking a back seat to the Federal Trade Commission as the latter investigates the credit bureau.

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A bogus bank, CFPB in flux, and a Super Bowl moment: Top stories of the week

02/02/18

The quick fall of AriseBank, a would-be blockchain bank; a CFPB buffeted by court rulings and policy shifts; U.S. Bancorp's Super Bowl play; and more.

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Judge throws out CU lawsuit seeking to unseat CFPB's Mulvaney

02/02/18

In his decision Thursday, U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe said the lawsuit brought by the Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union lacked standing.

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'It's been rotting for years': Comments of the week

02/02/18

Readers react to a clash between Mick Mulvaney and Richard Cordray, opine on how quickly Congress can move financial services legislation, slam calls for increased bank consolidation and more.

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CFPB's Mulvaney strips his fair lending office of enforcement powers

02/01/18

Consumer advocates see acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney's restructuring as an attempt to reduce oversight and penalties for firms that discriminate against borrowers.

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States mull loosening of laws in response to CFPB payday rule

02/01/18

Lobbyists for the payday loan industry are getting a warmer reception in state capitals in 2018 than they did last year. One of their key arguments is that the federal crackdown on payday loans, which is now on hold, requires a response from the states.

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What CFPB gained, lost in constitutionality case

01/31/18

A federal appeals court handed a major victory — and a significant defeat — to the CFPB by upholding its constitutional structure while also slapping down the agency's practice of making new interpretations of law through enforcement actions.

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