Consumer Bureau Readies Its New Financial Rules
Raj Date, the former banker temporarily leading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, outlined a timeline for the Wall Street watchdog to unveil a string of new regulations.
View ArticleNominee to Lead Consumer Agency Clears a Hurdle
But the 10 Senate Republicans on the banking committee, seeking to rein in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, all voted against Richard Cordray's nomination.
View ArticleMeet the Uncensored Elizabeth Warren
In a parody campaign ad on the Web, Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard professor who set up the consumer protection bureau and is now running for Senate in Massachusetts, is humorously portrayed as growing...
View ArticleConsumer Unit for Seniors Draws a Famous Name
Hubert H. Humphrey III, the son of the deceased former vice president, will lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's "older Americans" unit.
View ArticleNew Consumer Agency Beefs Up Its Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced eight new hires on Tuesday who will fill senior leadership spots, ranging from top lawyers to the bureau’s chief financial officer.
View ArticleChallenging Republicans, Obama to Appoint Cordray as Consumer Chief
President Obama will use the current Congressional recess to appoint Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a sharp challenge to Republican lawmakers who have fiercely fought...
View ArticleCollection and Credit Firms Facing Broad New Oversight
Large debt collectors and credit reporting companies would face regular federal oversight for the first time under a broad new proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
View ArticleBank Overdraft Fees Face Fresh Scrutiny
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is examining the fees banks charge consumers for overdrawn checking accounts. The bureau said Tuesday that its inquiry would center on whether banks charged...
View ArticleMortgage Servicers Face New Oversight
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing new rules to tackle aggressive tactics and sloppy record keeping among mortgage servicers. Such companies, typically arms of the nation's biggest...
View ArticleFinancial Regulator Hires Diversity Monitor
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has hired a director for its Office of Minority and Women Inclusion. The unit will focus on promoting diversity at the bureau and at the financial firms it...
View ArticleConsumer Bureau Shuffles Staff
Leonard Chanin, a senior lawyer who oversaw regulation at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will join the law firm Morrison & Foerster. In turn, the bureau announced that Kelly Thompson...
View ArticleConsumer Bureau Readies Its New Financial Rules
Raj Date, the former banker temporarily leading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, outlined a timeline for the Wall Street watchdog to unveil a string of new regulations.
View ArticleNominee to Lead Consumer Agency Clears a Hurdle
But the 10 Senate Republicans on the banking committee, seeking to rein in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, all voted against Richard Cordray's nomination.
View ArticleConsumer Unit for Seniors Draws a Famous Name
Hubert H. Humphrey III, the son of the deceased former vice president, will lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's "older Americans" unit.
View ArticleNew Consumer Agency Beefs Up Its Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced eight new hires on Tuesday who will fill senior leadership spots, ranging from top lawyers to the bureau’s chief financial officer.
View ArticleCollection and Credit Firms Facing Broad New Oversight
Large debt collectors and credit reporting companies would face regular federal oversight for the first time under a broad new proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
View ArticleMortgage Servicers Face New Oversight
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing new rules to tackle aggressive tactics and sloppy record keeping among mortgage servicers. Such companies, typically arms of the nation's biggest...
View ArticleFinancial Regulator Hires Diversity Monitor
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has hired a director for its Office of Minority and Women Inclusion. The unit will focus on promoting diversity at the bureau and at the financial firms it...
View ArticleConsumer Bureau Shuffles Staff
Leonard Chanin, a senior lawyer who oversaw regulation at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will join the law firm Morrison & Foerster. In turn, the bureau announced that Kelly Thompson...
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