Despite a threat of contempt charges from House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R- TX), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule on July 10th restricting mandatory arbitration clauses and opening more financial...
President Trump is expected to nominate Randal Quarles to serve as Vice-Chairman of Supervision at the Federal Reserve, a position created by the Dodd-Frank Act but never filled during the Obama Administration. His position as vice-chair would last a term of 4 years,...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its final rule today on arbitration clauses, only a few days after Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, threatened CFPB Director Richard Cordray with contempt charges if the...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently published its 11th Semi-Annual Report to Congress, covering the period from October 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017. The report includes information on the agency’s consumer complaint process, supervisory actions, the...
The American Banking Association, American Financial Services Association, Consumer Mortgage Coalition, Independent Community Bankers of America, and Mortgage Bankers Association sent a letter to former Alabama Senator, now U.S Attorney General, Jeff Sessions...
A federal judge ruled on July 5th that a lawsuit against the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) regarding the agencies’ coercion of banks during Operation Choke Point (OCP) could...
