Joe Adler is the former Washington Bureau Chief of American Banker.
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The industry’s biggest legislative victory in a decade made it to the finish line Thursday.
May 24 -
The new request for information is the 10th in the series that is part of acting Director Mick Mulvaney’s “call for evidence” to assess the CFPB’s overall effectiveness.
By Joe AdlerMarch 28 -
The biggest legacy of the current regulatory relief effort may be the increasing focus on whether organizing banks in supervisory buckets by asset size makes sense. Yet the bill deals with just one of the two big asset thresholds in the law.
By Joe AdlerMarch 26 -
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced a bill to create a permanent law enforcement unit to investigate criminal activity at large banks, just as the Senate was close to passing a regulatory relief package.
By Joe AdlerMarch 14 -
The Federal Housing Finance Agency said Friday it will give commenters more time to weigh in on a potential update to the credit scoring requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
By Joe AdlerFebruary 2 -
Mick Mulvaney’s unapologetic memo to staff about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s mission headlined a spate of developments this past week as he continues to transform the agency. Here are the key developments.
By Joe AdlerJanuary 29 -
Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said his zero-funding request for the agency is not meant to drain it of resources.
By Joe AdlerJanuary 23 -
The Senate approved the final tax reform plan 51-48 early Wednesday, the second-to-last obstacle before sending it to President Trump for his signature.
December 20 -
The House vote moved a sharp reduction in the corporate tax rate for banks and other businesses to within a few steps of becoming law.
By Joe AdlerDecember 19 -
In a letter to President Trump, 44 Democratic senators said the White House's appointment of Mick Mulvaney as interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "jeopardizes the agency’s independence and effectiveness."
By Joe AdlerDecember 4