Financial Institutions, Administrative Appointments, Federal Reserve

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/16/2025

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

Senate Banking Committee Considers the Nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin for Vice Chair of Supervision at the Federal Reserve: How...

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 2/17/2022

On February 3, 2022, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (the “Committee”) considered President Biden’s nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin for Vice Chair for Supervision and a Member of the Board of...more

Inside the Beltway – Diversity and Inclusion in the Financial Services Sector

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/25/2019

The House Financial Services Committee continues briskly reporting out legislation targeted at the credit reporting system, housing, and diversity and inclusion in the financial services sector. Chairwoman Maxine Waters...more

Rosa Gil to Join New York Fed Board of Directors

A&O Shearman on 12/27/2017

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced the appointment...more

Dodd-Frank and Other Laws Facing Indefinite Future in 2017

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 1/5/2017

As 2017 begins, financial markets and the regulators that oversee them are facing significant uncertainty. When President-elect Donald Trump assumes the Oval Office on Jan. 20, all indications suggest that it will mark a...more

The Trump Administration: Change By Appointment

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 11/21/2016

The election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, along with the Republican control of the majority of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, will likely result in significant changes in...more