Regulatory Oversight, Trump Administration, Administrative Resignation

CBER Director Resigns from FDA, Commissioner Makary’s Recent Remarks on FDA Staffing Cuts, CBER Hiring Data, and Additional...

Venable LLP on 8/4/2025

Through our Venable FDA Pulse series, we report on critical developments within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) that may affect the Agency’s structure and stakeholder interactions. ...more

COMMISSION GUTTED?: Rumors and Withdrawals Suggest FCC May Soon Be Unable To Act

Troutman Amin LLP on 6/9/2025

So it is being reported by Communications Daily that FCC Republican Commissioner Nathan Simington is expected to either leave the agency or announce his imminent departure this week. ...more

Another CFPB departure: Dan Smith leaving to join ABA

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/24/2019

Dan Smith, who serves as Assistant Director for the CFPB’s Office of Financial Institutions and Business Liaison, will be leaving the Bureau in June. ...more

CFPB’s top enforcement official reported to have resigned

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/23/2019

According to American Banker, Kristen Donoghue, who has served as the CFPB’s Assistant Director of Enforcement since November 2017, has resigned. ...more

Will the New Year Bring a New CFPB? Planning in the Wake of Uncertainty

Stinson LLP on 12/27/2017

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) in July 2010 in the wake of a financial crisis, as an independent agency tasked with...more

Director Cordray announces resignation plans to CFPB staff

Ballard Spahr LLP on 11/16/2017

According to widespread media reports, Director Cordray informed CFPB staff members today that he expects to resign as CFPB Director by the end of this month. ...more