Following Confirmation Hearing, Interior Secretary Nominee Deb Haaland Likely to be Confirmed
Following Confirmation Hearing, Interior Secretary Nominee Deb Haaland Likely to be Confirmed In her confirmation hearing this week before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, President Biden’s Interior Secretary nominee Deb Haaland stressed her support...
Department of Interior to Hold Tribal Consultations in March
Department of Interior to Hold Tribal Consultations in March The Department of the Interior recently announced its plans to hold consultations with tribal leaders in March to hear their suggestions for departmental actions and federal policy. The Indian Affairs’...
Acting CFPB Director Outlines Vision for Division of Consumer Education and External Affairs
Acting CFPB Director Outlines Vision for Division of Consumer Education and External Affairs Earlier this month, acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Dave Uejio met with the Division of Consumer Education and External Affairs (CEEA) to...
Sens. Schatz and Murkowski Become Chairman and Vice Chair of Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Sens. Schatz and Murkowski Become Chairman and Vice Chair of Senate Indian Affairs Committee Last week, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) were unanimously elected as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian...
Big Banks in U.S. Reduce Lending
Big Banks in U.S. Reduce Lending Many of the biggest U.S. banks continue to reduce how much of their collective balance sheets is allocated towards loans, according to Federal Reserve data. The share of total assets devoted to loans across the country’s 25 largest...
Survey Finds 1.2 Million Borrowers Feared Mortgage Foreclosure in December
Survey Finds 1.2 Million Borrowers Feared Mortgage Foreclosure in December A recent report from the Research Institute for Housing America (RIHA), backed by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), showed that nearly 1.2 million borrowers feared they would be...
CFPB Looks to Delay Implementation of Qualified Mortgage, Debt Collection Rules
CFPB Looks to Delay Implementation of Qualified Mortgage, Debt Collection Rules The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is considering delaying implementation dates for the recent debt collection and Qualified Mortgage (QM) rules that have not yet gone into...
New Calif. Consumer Protection Agency Strikes Data Sharing Deal with Fintechs
New Calif. Consumer Protection Agency Strikes Data Sharing Deal with Fintechs At the end of January, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) signed an agreement with five fintech companies to better evaluate the risks and benefits of...
