Eric Blankenstein, a political appointee overseeing fair-lending policy at the agency, said in an email to staff that his blog posts from 14 years ago that used a racial epithet “reflected poor judgment.”

Joseph Whitaker will take over as president and CEO of SkyOne Federal Credit Union later this month.

Among the three measures is a requirement for boards of publicly traded firms to include more women.

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Geoff Johnson will have a broader strategic role at the CUSO and will interact with the board more.

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Britton has an important job now, supporting the CIO for one of HSBC's most important regions, but she hopes to someday be a regional chief operating officer, or perhaps even a CEO.

What started as a single senior official at the CFPB voicing concerns about blog posts written 14 years ago by Eric Blankenstein, a top agency political appointee, is rapidly becoming a rising chorus of discontent.

The head of the agency’s fair-lending office cast doubt on a proposed reorganization of her office and raised concerns about blog posts written years ago by the political appointee overseeing the project.

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