In her New Year’s message, CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger called on the agency to ensure that consumers are treated fairly and that “the marketplace is innovating.” ... Read full article
President Trump expressed confidence in the Treasury secretary, Federal Reserve and U.S. economy on Tuesday. ... Read full article
Top U.S. financial regulators assured Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin during a hastily organized call they are seeing nothing out of the ordinary in markets. ... Read full article
There is no banking crisis, but the president’s actions are threatening to create one. ... Read full article
Media reports say President Trump is polling advisers on whether he can fire the head of the central bank. He probably can't, but that may not stop him from trying. ... Read full article
President Donald Trump has discussed firing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as his frustration with the central bank chief intensified following this week’s interest-rate hike and months of stock-market losses. ... Read full article
The process to confirm Mark Calabria as FHFA director could be lengthy, forcing the White House to consider how it will proceed with housing finance reform under Joseph Otting as acting head of the agency. ... Read full article
The White House said that Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting will serve as acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency beginning Jan. 6 after the end of the Director Mel Watt’s term. ... Read full article
The expected incoming chair of the House Financial Services Committee told the former acting CFPB chief that he will still be the target of congressional inquiry despite no longer leading the agency. ... Read full article
The Massachusetts senator and critic of Trump administration policies sent the new CFPB director an expansive list of to-do items for her first month on the job. ... Read full article
Kathy Kraninger's unexpected decision is small, but symbolically important. Here's why. ... Read full article
Kathy Kraninger's first official action as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is to reverse course on acting chief Mick Mulvaney's effort to rename it the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, which consumer groups and others had ... Read full article
The Trump administration wants to work with Congress on freeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government control, though it's considering pursuing some changes on its own, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday. ... Read full article
President Donald Trump on Friday named his budget director, Mick Mulvaney, as acting White House chief of staff, ending a tumultuous search to replace John Kelly, who the president pushed out without having lined up a successor. ... Read full article
What an FHFA led by Mark Calabria would mean for GSE reform; 7 (realistic) predictions about fintech in 2019; Kathy Kraninger signals new tone atop CFPB; and more from this week's most-read stories. ... Read full article
A CFPB report says the bank is the most expensive bank for college students; lenders would be banned from mailing high-interest loans disguised as checks. ... Read full article
The newly sworn-in director’s first public remarks seemed to contrast with the approach of her predecessor, Mick Mulvaney, who at times questioned the role of the agency. ... Read full article
The Trump appointee officially took over for Mick Mulvaney as head of the agency following her Senate confirmation last week. ... Read full article
The California congresswoman would be the first woman and first African-American to lead the committee. ... Read full article
The administration’s reported interest in having the White House aide run Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's regulator signals a focus on constraining the mortgage giants’ role in the housing market. ... Read full article
