Bradley Linskens, the former top examiner of Wells Fargo at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, sued the agency Tuesday over records requests he had made related to his removal earlier this year.
Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are raising concerns that a move by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to appoint Keith Noreika as acting comptroller was done to circumvent Senate vetting.
As Keith Noreika takes over as acting head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Friday, he faces a daunting challenge: a precipitous drop in morale at the agency.
The Trump administration’s formal ouster of Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry has set in motion a sea change atop financial regulatory agencies that will likely unfold slowly over the next year.
Sen. Sherrod Brown, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, came out swinging Wednesday after the Treasury Department confirmed it would select banking attorney Keith Noreika as the interim head of the OCC.
The president may soon replace Thomas Curry as bank regulator with an interim appointment; Supreme Court says city can sue B of A and Wells Fargo over predatory lending.
President Trump is likely to replace Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry with an acting comptroller as soon as this week, according to the Wall Street Journal.
President Trump has been in office for nearly 12 weeks, but he still hasn’t nominated several critical positions among financial services regulators. Following is a guide to what’s vacant now, and when other posts will be available.
Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry on Wednesday expressed support for community development financial institutions, even as the Trump administration is seeking to cut all government funding for them.
