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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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra wants to determine if people are able to get prompt responses from the 175 banks and credit unions with more than $10 billion of assets.
By Kate BerryJune 14 -
A new study has found that Black and Hispanic borrowers are denied conventional mortgages at higher rates than white applicants and pay up to $2,000 more to refinance.
By Kate BerryJune 9 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ended the first “no action letter” agreement with a fintech that had provided immunity from regulatory actions.
By Kate BerryJune 8 -
The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau want financial institutions to provide more outreach to non-English speakers, a move that could foreshadow multilingual disclosure mandates.
By Kate BerryJune 8 -
California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation is seeking public comment to provide guidance, regulatory clarity and supervision of crypto financial products and services.
By Kate BerryJune 2 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau first completed its rules for payday lenders in 2017, but industry litigation has successfully kept the rule from being enforced.
By Kate BerryMay 31 -
Companies that use artificial intelligence or machine learning in their loan decisions are legally required to provide a specific explanation when applications get denied, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in a policy statement.
By Kate BerryMay 26 -
The bureau’s new office of competition and innovation will promote competition, host events and seek to make it easier for consumers to switch financial providers.
By Kate BerryMay 24 -
In a 5-4 Supreme Court decision two years ago, the bureau’s rulemakings survived intact. But a pair of pending cases that challenge the agency's funding through the Federal Reserve are again seeking to invalidate every action the CFPB has taken since 2010.
By Kate BerryMay 22 -
Ryan, the chief executive of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors since 2011, died unexpectedly Monday night at his home in Washington. He played a critical role in representing states’ interests in some of the most important banking policy debates of recent decades.
By Kate BerryMay 17 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is hiring more enforcement attorneys, building out its capacity for data collection related to fair-lending exams.
By Kate BerryMay 12 -
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra is pushing the envelope of the bureau's power and jurisdiction in untested ways. More companies are disputing the CFPB’s allegations, refusing to pay large fines or admit wrongdoing, and vowing to defend themselves in court.
By Kate BerryMay 11 -
Borrowers must be protected against discrimination at all steps of the credit process — including after they’ve already been granted credit, the regulator affirmed.
By Kate BerryMay 9 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed more actions against redlining and discriminatory practices in 2021 and is skeptical that that predictive analytics will reduce bias.
By Kate BerryMay 6 -
Bank of America will pay a $10 million fine to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and refund fees to 3,700 customers over allegations that it processed illegal out-of-state garnishment orders.
By Kate BerryMay 4 -
Our annual list of the rising stars in banking and finance.
May 1 -
Preparation, skill and expertise are keys to her success both as a classical musician and as a bank leader.
By Kate BerryMay 1 -
When the war broke out in Ukraine, this head of investment strategy acted quickly to protect the bank’s assets.
By Kate BerryMay 1 -
Bankers object to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's request on “exploitative junk fees” that produce billions in income for financial institutions, arguing that banks are compliant with statutes that require fees be disclosed to customers.
By Kate BerryApril 29 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director told Congress he will revise some rules as the bureau looks to address late fees.
By Kate BerryApril 27



















