With a Washington U.S. District Court denying Leandra English’s request for a restraining order, Mick Mulvaney cleared one obstacle along his path as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. However, legal avenues remain for English.
Read More »Republican Tax Bill Passes Senate Budget Committee
The Senate tax bill passed another hurdle Tuesday afternoon, moving one step closer to a full Senate vote that may happen by the end of the week.
Read More »Jerome Powell on Banking Regs: ‘I Think They’re Tough Enough’
During a morning session of the Senate Banking Committee, Fed Chair nominee Jerome Powell put a focus not on deregulation, but rather on examining existing rules to ensure they still make sense 10 years after the financial crisis.
Read More »Senate Banking Committee Votes Yes on Brian Montgomery Nomination
Today during a nomination hearing held by the U.S. Senate Banking Committee Brian Montgomery was approved as Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. His nomination will now move to a full Senate vote.
Read More »Senate Banking Committee Mulls Powell and Montgomery Noms
Both nominations are expected to pass the hearings, after which they will still need to be voted on by the full Senate.
Read More »Joseph Otting Sworn in as Comptroller of the Currency
Otting steps into a role vacated in May 2017 by former Comptroller Thomas J. Curry.
Read More »Mulvaney Implements 30-Day Hiring & Reg Freeze Amidst Controversy
During a press conference Tuesday afternoon, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney ran down his plans for the CFPB amidst a tempestuous succession and legal challenge.
Read More »The Week Ahead: A Full Agenda for the Senate Banking Committee
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will meet this week to discuss the nomination of Jerome Powell as Fed Chair and Brian Montgomery as Assistant Secretary of HUD and Commissioner of the FHA. Here's what else is happening in The Week Ahead.
Read More »Bank on These Banks for Customer Satisfaction
Customer service is the key to success for any business, banks included. So how did some of the biggest—and smallest—banks fare when it comes to customer complaints?
Read More »Black Friday Isn’t the Time to Go House Shopping
Is there a house-shopping equivalent of Black Friday? It turns out there is...and it isn’t when you might expect.
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