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McKernan reportedly out at CFPB as he’s announced for Treasury role

On May 9, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced President Trump’s intent to nominate Jonathan McKernan to serve as the Undersecretary of Domestic Finance at the Department of the Treasury. As previously covered by...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Director Nominee to Move to Treasury Finance Role

On May 9, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that President Trump intends to nominate Jonathan McKernan to serve as the Undersecretary of Domestic Finance. McKernan had been awaiting Senate confirmation to lead the...more

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McKernan's CFPB Nomination Hearing: What It Means for Consumer Financial Services Regulation

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The Senate Banking Committee's hearing on Jonathan McKernan's nomination to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) signals a potential shift in the agency's direction: McKernan, a Trump nominee, pledged to...more

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President Biden taps Goldsmith Romero to become next FDIC Chair

On June 13, President Biden announced Christy Goldsmith Romero as his nominee for FDIC Chair. Goldsmith Romero most recently served as a Commissioner at the CFTC since 2022, where she sponsored the CFTC’s Technology Advisory...more

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SEC Issues No-Action Relief On Registered Funds’ Custody Of Loan Interests

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In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was very active this week, having (i) issued no-action relief allowing registered funds to engage in self-custody of interests in loans that are originated,...more

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After Biden Inauguration, Prominent Judges with Heavy Footprints in Financial Services Litigation Go Senior

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Last March, The New York Times reported that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had been “quietly making overtures” to older Republican-nominated judges to encourage them to retire so that then-President Trump could fill...more

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President Biden Nominates Rohit Chopra as Next CFPB Director

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President Joe Biden announced that he will nominate Rohit Chopra, one of two Democratic commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as the next Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB, or the...more

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FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra to be Named CFPB Director - A Strong Consumer Advocate and Aggressive Law Enforcer

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This week, we learned that President-elect Biden intends to nominate FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra to serve as the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Chopra is a smart, articulate, and strong consumer...more

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Financial Services Weekly Roundup: Code Libor – SEC And OCIE Issue Risk Alert In Preparation Of Libor Discontinuation

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In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert about the scope and content of examinations OCIE plans to conduct of various...more

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Damages Under Dodd-Frank: Federal Court Awards CFPB $59 Million in Unprecedented Penalties and Restitution Analysis

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So much to say, so little time. Historically groundbreaking, a federal court in Madison, Wisconsin engaged in the most robust, methodical damages analysis under the Consumer Financial Protection Act, found in Title X of the...more

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Trump Supreme Court Pick, Brett Kavanaugh, Could Play Role In Reshaping Major Securities Fraud Enforcement Tool

No one doubts that Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, would have an impact on the court’s jurisprudence if confirmed. For financial services and publicly-traded companies, as well as those...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - June 2017 #3

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Editor's Note - In This Issue. President Trump announced his intended nominee for Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed updates to its...more

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