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Administrative Appointments Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Regulatory Oversight

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Fed appoints Michael Horowitz to serve as OIG for Fed and CFPB

On June 6, the Fed appointed Michael E. Horowitz to lead the OIG for the Fed effective June 30. By statute, the Fed’s OIG also serves as Inspector General for the CFPB. The OIG’s mandate includes making recommendations to...more

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Banking Committee sends nomination of Jonathan McKernan as CFPB Director to full Senate

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The Senate Banking Committee on March 6 approved the nomination of Jonathan McKernan to be Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ...more

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CFPB announces new members of executive team

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The CFPB announced that the following individuals have joined its executive team: Susan M. Bernard will serve as Assistant Director for Regulations in the Research, Markets and Regulation Division.  Before joining the...more

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CFPB announces new executive staff members

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The CFPB announced that the following people have joined its executive team... - Bryan A. Schneider will serve as Associate Director in the Supervision, Enforcement and Fair Lending Division.  Mr. Schneider most recently...more

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CFPB names private education loan ombudsman

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The CFPB has announced the appointment of Robert G. Cameron to serve as the Bureau’s private education loan ombudsman.  Mr. Cameron joins the Bureau from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency where he was a...more

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CFPB announces Deputy Director and additions to senior leadership and executive teams

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CFPB Director Kraninger has announced that Brian Johnson will serve as the Bureau’s Deputy Director.  Mr. Johnson first joined the Bureau in December 2017 as Senior Advisor to the Director and was named Principal Policy...more

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Trade Groups Support Confirmation of Kraninger as CFPB Director

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A number of housing and financial industry trade groups, including the Mortgage Bankers Association and Real Estate Services Providers Council, Inc. (RESPRO®), recently sent a letter to Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and...more

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Paul Watkins named Director of CFPB Office of Innovation

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Paul Watkins, who formerly was in charge of  fintech initiatives in the Arizona Attorney General’s office, has been named by Acting Director Mulvaney to serve as Director of the Bureau’s Office of Innovation....more

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Senate Banking Committee Probes Mulvaney’s Leadership at the CFPB

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On April 12, 2018, Mick Mulvaney, the Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs regarding the Bureau’s Semi-Annual Report...more

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Acting Director Mulvaney appears before House Financial Services Committee

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Yesterday, Mick Mulvaney made his first appearance as CFPB Acting Director before the House Financial Services Committee to present the Bureau’s Semi-Annual Report to Congress for the period beginning April 1, 2017, and...more

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Mulvaney Reigns In The CFPB

On November 24, 2017, the White House appointed Mick Mulvaney as acting director of the CFPB, effective November 27, 2017. Since then, concerns have been raised that Mulvaney might ‘gut” the agency. Here is a quick look at...more

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