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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The two Democratic senators said the bureau's policy could allow companies to circumvent consumer finance laws.
December 6 -
The agency announced changes meant to reduce compliance costs and allow some institutions to provide estimates rather than disclose exact prices for international money transfers.
December 3 -
The agency’s director previewed a policy for companies under enforcement action to have their orders terminated if they comply ahead of schedule.
December 2 -
The agency’s director previewed a policy for companies under enforcement action to have their orders terminated if they comply ahead of schedule.
December 2 -
The high court scheduled oral arguments on March 3 in the lawsuit dealing with a president's ability to fire the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
November 26 -
Democracy Forward filed the lawsuit Monday against the consumer bureau, Director Kathy Kraninger, the U.S. Department of Education and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
November 25 -
A remark by Director Kathy Kraninger during a congressional hearing has renewed a fierce debate over how the agency uses academic studies to support rulemakings.
October 30 -
The restriction on how often a borrower’s account is debited was supposed to be relatively straightforward, but one lender is trying to fight that provision.
October 29 -
Will the justices go further than answering constitutional questions about the bureau's leadership structure?
October 21 -
The high court will decide how much latitude a president has to fire the director of an independent agency.
October 18 -
In her second day of congressional testimony, Kathy Kraninger took heat from Senate Democrats for weighing in on constitutional questions about her agency and for her enforcement track record.
October 17 -
CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger faced a barrage of questions from Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee over why the agency has not demanded refunds for consumers in recent settlements.
October 16 -
A list of upcoming cases published by the high court did not include a challenge to the bureau's constitutionality, but the justices could still decide to review it at a later date.
October 15 -
CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger announced the creation of a task force to research and identify potential conflicts in consumer finance law.
October 11 -
Institutions that offer fewer than 500 open-end lines of credit will get another two-year exemption from reporting requirements under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.
October 10 -
The two Democrats waded into a court battle over the president's ability to fire a director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
October 8 -
The industry had welcomed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plan allowing debt collectors to use electronic communication, but some worry about the effect of a court decision concerning email correspondence.
October 7 -
Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat said that unconscious bias has contributed to inequality in the workplace despite a decades-long effort by many companies to promote women.
October 3 -
By declaring that she has too much statutory power, the agency’s director has potentially opened a floodgate of litigation.
October 1 -
If the court agrees to hear the case, its conservative majority could make it easier for a president to fire a CFPB director, though other outcomes are possible.
September 23
