By
Jaclyn Jaeger2021-01-12T17:28:00
Consumer protection initiatives are expected to be a major area of focus for President-elect Joe Biden, who is widely anticipated to breathe new life into the enforcement priorities of federal and state agencies with such powers.
2021-03-15T20:56:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reversed a Trump administration policy on how it assesses and punishes abusive practices in the financial services industry.
2021-03-10T21:28:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
President Joe Biden’s nomination of Merrick Garland to be the Attorney General of the United States was confirmed by a 70-30 Senate vote Wednesday.
2021-03-02T22:10:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
There were few surprises Tuesday during the Senate confirmation hearing for President Joe Biden’s nominations to lead the SEC (Gary Gensler, pictured) and CFPB (Rohit Chopra).
2025-10-23T20:36:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
It has been nearly six months now since the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division released its memorandum on the selection of compliance monitors. This article provides a critical analysis of the monitorships that received early terminations, those that remain in place, and the broader compliance lessons they impart.
2025-10-23T20:07:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The founder of crypto exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao, received a pardon from President Donald Trump. This pardon comes almost two years after Zhao signed a plea agreement and was sentenced to a four-month prison sentence.
2025-10-23T18:57:00Z By Adrianne Appel
A former Wells Fargo risk officer previously ordered to pay $10 million by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for her alleged role in the bank’s “fake accounts” scandal is completely off the hook, according to an OCC consent order issued Tuesday.
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