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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AB - Policy & RegulationAmerican Banker interviewed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief about his views on Big Tech, the qualified mortgage rule, real-time payments apps and more.
July 27 -
In a wide-ranging interview with American Banker, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra talked about litigating against large firms, fighting overdraft fees and reining in Big Tech.
July 26 -
The credit reporting agency is trying to get a CFPB lawsuit dismissed by claiming the consumer bureau didn’t sign off on a 2017 consent order for the same violations.
July 24 -
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which levied the penalties, say Bank of America unfairly froze customer accounts in its effort to stop rampant fraud in a program that distributed pandemic aid through prepaid debit cards.
July 14 -
In an internal memo to staff, Deputy CFPB Director Zixta Q. Martinez announced a realignment of the bureau’s legal and student loan offices with an expanded strategy team.
July 14 -
The bureau has dragged its feet for years in moving forward with the rule primarily because of the potential impact on credit availability for millions of small businesses.
July 12 -
Former Federal Reserve Gov. Daniel Tarullo and two Fed economists argue that the Federal Home Loan banks have expanded into activities that pose risks to financial stability.
July 7 -
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and three bank trade groups said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s anti-discrimination policy exceeds its legal authority.
June 28 -
Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is laying the groundwork to potentially declare that Facebook and another Big Tech firms pose risks to consumers.
June 28 -
Karl K. Klessig provided a fraudulent loan document and forged a signature in an application last year to acquire control of Golden Pacific Bancorp, according to the Federal Reserve.
June 24
