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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Sen. Tim Johnson, a former three-term senator and five-term U.S. representative for South Dakota, died after complications from a recent stroke.
By Claire Williams and Kate BerryOctober 9 -
Banks now have until Nov. 21 to provide feedback on the FDIC's proposed rule on brokered deposits that could lead to higher costs for some insured depositories.
By Kate BerryOctober 8 -
Banks are trying to get a grasp of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's financial data rights plan, from preparing for an influx of data requests from fintechs to meeting ongoing compliance.
By Kate BerryOctober 4 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advisory opinion warning to debt collectors that they cannot rely only on information from a medical provider to collect a debt.
By Kate BerryOctober 1 -
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has proposed a change to capital rules on interest-bearing deposit accounts that would increase the Federal Home Loan Banks' flexibility to manage liquidity during times of stress.
By Kate BerryOctober 1 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's open banking rule is supposed to put small banks on a more even footing with their larger rivals. But PNC CEO Bill Demchak says larger banks' advantages in tech and economies of scale will win the day.
By Kate BerrySeptember 30 -
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition and four fintechs want the agencies to act on the White House's executive order on artificial intelligence.
By Kate BerrySeptember 30 -
The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued guidance to ensure the Federal Home Loan banks are lending based on the credit worthiness of the member bank, not solely on the quality of the collateral.
By Kate BerrySeptember 27 -
In January, Lake became full CEO of the consumer and community banking division. She is focused on growing the bank's customer base while keeping them digitally engaged and deepening their experiences with additional products and services.
By Kate BerrySeptember 24 -
Johannson led the successful integration of one of the largest U.S. banking acquisitions last year with the acquisition of Bank of the West.
By Kate BerrySeptember 24 -
The suit was filed by three New Jersey residents who alleged that BofA froze their prepaid debit cards during a pandemic-era fraud wave, blocking them from accessing unemployment benefits.
By Kate BerrySeptember 23 -
In "Money and Promises," Paolo Zannoni, the historian, banker and executive deputy chairman of Prada, tells the tale of instances in which banks teamed up with governments to create financial instruments. Early bank innovations transformed debt into bank money, allowing cities and nations to thrive.
By Kate BerrySeptember 20 -
The Federal Home Loans Bank System is under pressure to fund more affordable housing and has several proposals that may work in tandem with Vice President Kamala Harris' goal of building three million new units in her first term.
By Kate BerrySeptember 19 -
As Silvergate Capital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, an executive said the company's crypto-friendly bank went down last year because regulators soured on its business model.
By Kate BerrySeptember 18 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued guidance reminding banks that they must be able to prove that consumers have opted in to overdraft services in order to charge overdraft fees.
By Kate BerrySeptember 17 -
The inquiry, which is focusing on the nation's four largest airlines, aims to protect consumers from potentially unfair, deceptive and anticompetitive practices.
By Kevin Wack and Kate BerrySeptember 5 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said some non-profit hospitals are failing to provide assistance to low-income consumers, while landlords may be illegally charging fees to pay rent through online portals.
By Kate BerrySeptember 5 -
Home Loan bank executives said Congress would have to pass a law for the system to increase its affordable housing contribution above 10% of earnings.
By Kate BerryAugust 30 -
The indictment of Telegram's CEO has added scrutiny to the ways in which messaging apps are facilitating check fraud — and what banks can do to stop them.
By Kate BerryAugust 29 -
A federal judge excoriated banks for inflating data in a challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's data collection on small-business loans.
By Kate BerryAugust 26




















