
Claire Williams covers banking policy matters on Capitol Hill. She previously wrote about financial and economic policy for Morning Consult and earlier had stints at S&P Global and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Claire Williams covers banking policy matters on Capitol Hill. She previously wrote about financial and economic policy for Morning Consult and earlier had stints at S&P Global and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Rohit Chopra in a letter to President Donald Trump confirmed that his "term as CFPB Director has concluded."
State banking associations across the country said that Michelle Bowman should be the Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision, not least because she already sits on the Fed board and could start immediately.
Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman is widely seen as the president's most likely choice for vice chair for supervision, a position soon to be vacated by Michael Barr. But while Bowman is the administration's most straightforward option, it's not the only one being considered.
Russell Vought, should he be confirmed by the full Senate, would join a short list of those able to lead the CFPB, as his predecessor Mick Mulvaney did, per the requirements of the Vacancies Act.
The chair of the Senate Banking Committee said the Trump administration will soon address the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director. "I think we're going to be happy with the answer they give us and the person they give us as well," the Republican from South Carolina said.
The final vote was 68-29 in favor of Senate the confirmation of the billionaire hedge fund manager.
The Michigan-based institution lowered overdraft and nonsufficient fund fees to 99 cents amid a torrent of regulatory rulemaking and action related to overdraft.
The Senate Banking Committee and House Oversight Committee will hold hearings next week on banks dropping customers, an issue that has gained currency from crypto enthusiasts in recent months.
Bankers applauded the news, which means that it's possible for crypto-custody efforts at depository institutions to scale.
A document circulated by the House Ways and Means Committee makes a number of suggestions for cutting federal spending, including revoking the federal tax exemption for credit unions and eliminating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s orderly liquidation authority.