Trump administration

Like the current HUD secretary, Andrew Hughes holds close ties to former department head Ben Carson, actively supporting his past presidential ambitions.

Cara Petersen, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's top enforcement official, said the Trump administration has "no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way."

A new executive order reverses digital ID initiatives, fraud alerts and federal data-sharing plans from which banks stood to benefit.

In her first speech since being confirmed as the Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision, Michelle Bowman outlined a set of ambitious pursuits that would overhaul bank regulation and examination.

The Senate voted to confirm Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman's nomination to be the vice chair for supervision at the central bank in a 48-46 party-line vote.

A proposed 2026 budget would eliminate two programs that are key to increasing the supply of affordable housing, a consortium of elected leaders said.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has withdrawn guidance that allowed states to bring enforcement actions broadly under federal consumer protection laws.

Firing 90% of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's staff and stripping it down to "the statutory studs" is lawful, an attorney for the CFPB told an appeals court.

Banks scored well in the tax bill out of Ways and Means this week, with wins on S Corps and rural lending, but have so far lost out on credit union taxes and additional burdens on payments competitors.

The Trump administration has withdrawn from the Federal Register a proposed rule that sought to protect consumers from having their sensitive financial information sold.