March 14, 2018- Caroline Basile- Late Wednesday, the Senate passed S. 2155, or the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, by a vote of 67-31. The bill was sponsored by Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, with nearly 20 co-sponsors on both sides of the aisle, as was introduced in the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. 

The fight over leadership of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is far from over as, once again, the case heads to court.Last week, a federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump has the authority to name the acting director of the CFPB. This was the second ruling in two months, both leaving CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney in leadership.Back in November, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, who was appointed by Trump, ruled in favor of the Trump administration.Just ...

December 7, 2017-Ben Lane-Last year, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced, with much fanfare and controversy, that the Federal Housing Administration would begin insuring mortgages that also carry liens created by the Property Assessed Clean Energy program, also called PACE.But that was last year. Things are much different now.On Thursday, HUD announced that the Trump administration is reversing the Obama administration’s decision to ...

November 27, 2017-Kelsey Ramírez-Monday Morning Cup of Coffee takes a look at news coming across HousingWire’s weekend desk, with more coverage to come on larger issues.Over the long weekend, as you were eating Thanksgiving dinner and standing in long lines for Black Friday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau erupted into chaos as two leaders are now appointed as acting director – and no one knows who to follow.Previously, CFPB Director Richard C...

President Donald Trump is reportedly close to choosing a replacement for Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.According to multiple reports, Trump is circling Mick Mulvaney, who currently serves as director of the Office of Management and Budget and has long been outspoken about his dislike for the CFPB, to replace Cordray as the bureau’s director.On Wednesday, Cordray announced via an email to CFPB staff that he intends to step d...

The Associated Press15 Nov 2017-Richard Cordray, the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said Wednesday he will leave the position by the end of the month.Corday was appointed by President Barack Obama. His early resignation will give President Donald Trump a chance to appoint his own director of the powerful agency established in the wake of the financial crisis. A Trump appointee could roll back the protections Cordray and his staff put into place in the agency's fi...

October 19, 2017 /Ben Lane-In what might seem like an unlikely move, President Donald Trump selected Rohit Chopra to serve as a member of the Federal Trade Commission.Chopra’s selection comes as bit of surprise, considering that Chopra is a close ally of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., a former member of Hillary Clinton’s transition team, a former Obama administration official, and a former assistant director of the Consumer Financial...