Trump administration

Trump attack on Cordray shows Ohio governor race may turn on CFPB

05/09/18

The former CFPB director won the state’s Democratic primary Tuesday night, and his tenure at the agency is likely to be a key issue in the general election.

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Lawmakers edge closer to filling two Fed vacancies

05/09/18

The Senate Banking Committee will consider the nominations of Richard Clarida and Michelle "Mick" Bowman to the Federal Reserve next week.

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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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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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Candidate or kingmaker, Warren will drive Dems' banking agenda in 2020

05/02/18

Early polling shows that the Massachusetts senator is a strong contender for the White House, setting her up to shape the debate on financial services even if she doesn’t run.

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The real reason Mulvaney wants CFPB employees in the basement

05/01/18

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney’s staff is selling the move of agency employees as a cost-cutting measure. Don’t buy it.

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Mnuchin wants GSE reform in 2019. There's a problem with that

04/30/18

The Treasury secretary has said that he doesn't see changes to the housing finance system happening this year, but he's hopeful something can be done after the elections.

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CFPB’s Mulvaney misled Congress about land deal, watchdog says

04/30/18

The group says Mulvaney, who also runs OMB, was not totally forthcoming with the Senate Budget Committee about the foreclosure of a property he owns in South Carolina.

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Mick Mulvaney, controversy magnet

04/30/18

Since taking office in November of last year, acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney's actions have sparked outrage seemingly at every turn, including several times just last week.

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Warren probes CFPB over lobbyists’ influence on Mulvaney

04/27/18

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. is asking CFPB’s top ethics official if the agency has taken steps to ensure Mulvaney is excluded from matters involving banks and other firms that contributed to his campaign when he was a congressman.

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