Kate Berry has covered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for American Banker since 2016. She joined the publication in 2006 covering mortgage lending and the financial crisis. Berry also has covered big banks including Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo. She has won five awards from the Society of American Business Writers and Editors, and has worked at several news organizations including the Orange County Register, the Los Angeles Business Journal and the Associated Press. Berry began her career as a clerk at the New York Times.
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Regulators reached a $183.5 million deal Thursday to get debt relief to 41,000 students of the bankrupt Corinthian Colleges.
August 17 -
There are outstanding questions about whether Elizabeth Duke, who has been on Wells Fargo's board since January 2015, is the right person to lead a culture change at a large bank mired in scandals and investigations.
August 16 -
Payday lenders and arbitration supporters are claiming the CFPB has met more often with consumer groups than industry, laying the groundwork for likely lawsuits on key rules.
August 14 -
If CFPB Director Richard Cordray leaves ahead of his July 2018 term expiration, President Trump would be limited in who he could pick as an acting director and may face challenges in rolling back the rule banning mandatory arbitration clauses.
August 7 -
The financial services industry is at risk of being caught flat-footed if a legislative measure to rescind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s rule regulating arbitration agreements fails to pass.
August 4 -
Staff for House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling said CFPB Director Richard Cordray is continuing to ignore subpoenas tied to the agency's work on the arbitration rule.
August 4 -
The CFPB released four sample disclosure forms for opting in to overdraft programs that it said would make it easier for consumers to evaluate the costs and risks of such coverage.
August 4 -
The CFPB released four sample disclosure forms for opting in to overdraft programs that it said would make it easier for consumers to evaluate the costs and risks of such coverage.
August 4 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered JPMorgan Chase to pay a $4.6 million fine for failing to provide accurate information when denying checking account applicants.
August 2 -
Democrats on the House and Senate banking committees are urging Republicans to hold hearings with Wells Fargo's top executives over its phony-accounts and force-placed insurance scandals.
August 1
