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Kathy Kraninger, an obscure official at the Office of Management and Budget, is President Trump's leading candidate to become director of CFPB, according to sources.

From a major CFPB deadline to a long-anticipated fintech report, there's a lot to watch for in the days to come.

From a major CFPB deadline to a long-anticipated fintech report, there's a lot to watch for in the days to come.

Rep. Darrell Issa, the Republican lawmaker from California, is among the candidates who have been discussed as President Trump gets closer to naming someone to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to people familiar with the matter.

Almost half of systemically important financial institutions are trading in bear territory; bank is accused of overcharging customers for mortgage-backed securities.

The Senate Banking Committee approved the nominations of Richard Clarida as vice chairman of the Fed and Michelle "Miki" Bowman as a Fed governor.

The bank's $17 billion investment in growth businesses is not seen as a game changer; Synchrony working with retail partners to make credit decisions on the fly.

The panel will vote on economist Richard Clarida to be vice chairman of the Fed board and Michelle “Miki” Bowman to take a seat designated for a community banking expert.

Agency says it wants “smaller memberships to ensure streamlined discussions;” the bank hired a U.K. firm to help it better defend against cyberattacks.

The Massachusetts senator and architect of the CFPB offered a sharp contrast to the administration's deregulatory agenda and sent strong signals of a presidential run.

The appointment of the former top lawyer at Fifth Third Bank rounds out the Trump administration’s picks to run the federal prudential banking agencies.

Shahira Knight, the deputy director of the National Economic Council, is leaving the White House to join The Clearing House Association as its head of public affairs.

The agency’s acting chief has angered consumer advocates by refusing to hold meetings that they say are required by law.

No surprises expected from the annual Fed reviews; Elad Roisman is seen as the pick to replace Michael Piwowar on the panel.

A new round of consolidation may be about to begin, starting in Europe; looser corporate underwriting standards and lower rates draw OCC attention.

President plans to ease regulatory burden on the largest banks; online merchants say a Visa-Mastercard button blocks cheaper payment methods.

With President Trump signing the regulatory relief bill into law on Thursday, credit unions expect to see a host of benefits, including changes to MBL regs, HMDA exemptions, changes to the QM rule and more.

Jelena McWilliams, most recently chief legal officer at Fifth Third, previously served as a Senate GOP aide and an attorney at the Federal Reserve Board.

As President Trump signed the regulatory relief bill into law on Thursday, most of the attention was on a provision to help regional banks with more than $50 billion of assets. But a majority of the new law is aimed at helping institutions below $10 billion. Here's how.

The industry’s biggest legislative victory in a decade made it to the finish line Thursday.