Joe Adler is the former Washington Bureau Chief of American Banker.
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Questions surrounding Eric Blankenstein, a senior CFPB official whose racially charged writings from over a decade ago have led to calls for his resignation, have been referred to the agency's watchdog.
By Joe AdlerOctober 16 -
The uproar over the incendiary writings of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official have led to calls for his removal, but the agency’s interim chief says he won’t “let any outside group dictate who works here.”
By Joe AdlerOctober 11 -
The Banking Committee had delayed a vote on Kathy Kraninger’s confirmation after the Senate announced a short summer recess.
By Joe AdlerAugust 15 -
The D.C. movers and shakers at the center of the financial crisis — and the government’s response — have all moved on to new positions. Here's a look at what they did afterward.
July 30 -
The plan would end the GSE conservatorships and create an explicit federal guarantee, but it's unclear if even other parts of the Trump administration support it.
By Joe AdlerJune 21 -
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