Consumer Bureau Plans New Mortgage Form
The new federal consumer watchdog announced plans to revamp crucial mortgage documents that have long confused would-be home buyers.
View ArticleCommunity Banks Lobby to Limit New Regulations
The anxious community banking industry says new rules under the Dodd-Frank law could hurt their bottom line and even cause a few banks to fail.
View ArticleWarren and Republicans Spar Over Bureau’s Power
G.O.P. lawmakers contend the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be too powerful a regulator. But Elizabeth Warren argues that there are unprecedented checks on the bureau.
View ArticleDemocrats Voice Support for Elizabeth Warren
A group of 89 Democrats urged President Obama to appoint Elizabeth Warren to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, further escalating a bitter partisan battle.
View ArticleDirector or No, Wall Street’s Newest Cop Is Ready for Duty
Even though Republican senators have stymied the White House from naming a director, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will formally open its doors on July 21.
View ArticleWall Street Lobbyist Aims to ‘Reform the Reform’
Steve Bartlett, the head of the Financial Services Roundtable, has played a pivotal role in lobbyists’ efforts to delay or water down financial regulatory changes.
View ArticleDealBook Portraits: Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren, charged with setting up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, recently sat down with DealBook to discuss the attacks on the bureau, the delay in naming its director and her dog Otis.
View ArticleObama Taps Former Ohio Official for Consumer Agency
President Obama announced over the weekend that he had chosen Ohio’s former attorney general, Richard Cordray, to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, passing over Elizabeth Warren, who...
View ArticleWall Street’s Newest Regulator a Longtime Foe
Richard Cordray, President Obama’s pick to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has a history of bringing cases against Wall Street.
View ArticleTo Buttress Consumer Bureau, a Compromise
Republican senators have said they will not confirm any Obama nominee to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unless changes are made. They have a point, the Deal Professor says.
View ArticleElizabeth Warren Said to Plan Senate Run
Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard law professor who set up the new federal consumer watchdog agency, will soon announce her candidacy for the United States Senate. Ms. Warren, a Democrat recently passed...
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 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 ArticleBailout Watchdogs Criticize A.I.G. Tax Breaks
A special tax provision granted to the American International Group at the height of the financial crisis is drawing criticism from the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
View ArticleActually, Jamie Dimon Now Likes New Consumer Bureau
JPMorgan Chase's chief insists that any hostility toward the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was all just a misunderstanding.
View ArticleJournalists and Lawmakers Dominate Warren’s Schedule
Elizabeth Warren, who is starting the nation’s first federal consumer finance agency, held nearly two dozen meetings with journalists and bloggers in March.
View ArticleTreasury Urges Small Banks to Embrace Dodd-Frank
In a speech to the Independent Community Bankers of America, Neal S. Wolin, deputy secretary of the Treasury, said small banks would benefit from new financial regulations.
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