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Rules to be transferred to CFPB: A reference guide

A little over a week remains for the financial services industry to comment on the “Identification of Enforceable Rules and Orders” that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published in the Federal Register on May 31. Comments are due June 30.

What’s working for Elizabeth Warren

Consumer protection advocate lends an ear to earn tentative support from community bankers.

Checks and balances for CFPB director

In early May, a group of 44 Republican senators sent a letter to President Obama that said they will not confirm any nominee for CFPB director unless structural changes are made.

What if July 21 comes and CFPB still has no director?

With a July 21 start date nearing and no director yet in place at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, many are wondering what powers the agency will have and what work it will do.

Friend or Foe

What, exactly, will the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau do, and how will it benefit consumers?

A new contender for top job?

Elizabeth Warren isn’t alone.

Long considered “the” candidate for the position of director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – however challenging it may be to install her in the job – Warren is not the only person under consideration for the position.