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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Marc Dann, a former Ohio attorney general, has a plan to publicly maintain the CFPB's consumer complaint database if acting Director Mick Mulvaney shuts it down.
June 14 -
The CFPB ordered Security Group Inc. to pay $5 million for making illegal threats, including that consumers could go to jail.
June 13 -
The agency will have to rework its strategy for amending its payday lending rule after a federal court rebuffed efforts to stop the rule from going into effect.
June 13 -
Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney had sided with two industry trade groups that sued the CFPB in April to invalidate the tough restrictions.
June 13 -
The acting director cited the size of advisory boards and some members’ reticence among reasons for his decision.
June 8 -
Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney wrote in a two-paragraph filing that the Mount Laurel, N.J., company did not violate the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.
June 7 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fired all 25 members of the agency's Consumer Advisory Board during a conference call Wednesday, saying it wanted to bring in more diverse views.
June 6 -
Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney is poised to dismiss its administrative proceeding against the mortgage lender, following a four-year battle over the agency's structure.
June 6 -
The agency’s acting chief has angered consumer advocates by refusing to hold meetings that they say are required by law.
June 4 -
Lenders would have a lighter data-reporting burden, but they may end up deciding to collect the data anyway.
May 25 -
The agency's bulletin opens the door to banks' making more short-term loans to borrowers with lower credit scores — with few parameters beyond "sound underwriting."
May 23 -
Senate Democrats want acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney to explain why the agency is no longer policing student loan lenders and servicers, but any impact on credit unions remains to be seen.
May 22 -
The CFPB is looking to rescind Obama-era policy that allowed it to punish banks and financial firms for unintentional discrimination.
May 21 -
Senate Democrats want acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney to explain why the agency is no longer policing student loan lenders and servicers.
May 18 -
Mick Mulvaney’s recent comments about the CFPB Qualified Mortgage rule have triggered a debate over whether regulators should take into account more than one underwriting model.
May 17 -
Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney has dropped agency plans to crack down on overdraft programs and large marketplace lenders. Here's what else he's changing.
May 16 -
President Trump has nominated Michael Bright, the current acting president and chief operating officer of Ginnie Mae, to head the agency full time.
May 15 -
The union representing employees at the CFPB is already fighting acting Director Mick Mulvaney's efforts to restructure the agency, and readying for a potentially larger conflict as rumors of layoffs swirl.
May 10 -
The CFPB's acting director announced new political hires and more plans to overhaul the agency in an email Wednesday.
May 9 -
The Senate Banking Committee will consider the nominations of Richard Clarida and Michelle Bowman to the Federal Reserve next week.
May 9
