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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 -
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 -
The agency's director told congressional leaders and staff that she backs a Supreme Court challenge to the bureau's leadership structure.
September 17 -
The Supreme Court may be closer to examining a key restraint on a president's ability to change CFPB leadership.
September 12 -
When the former vice president and Massachusetts senator appear together in Houston, they could present two contrasting visions of financial policy within the presidential field.
September 9 -
Critical comments about Wall Street in the first debates signal an unfriendly political environment for banks. Here is a sample of leading candidates’ financial policy views.
July 8 -
There is bipartisan agreement in the Senate that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are "too big to fail," but some lawmakers are skeptical that a SIFI designation is appropriate.
June 25 -
The industry continues to push for an overhaul of the bureau’s leadership structure, but both parties seem uninterested.
May 30 -
The agency's spring rulemaking agenda includes the process for collecting small-business data as well as underwriting rules for GSE-backed loans. But what's missing from the list may be just as important.
May 28