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CFPB moves quickly to launch nonbank supervision program

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 12 2012

Despite Republican efforts to prevent such a move, on January 4, 2012, President Obama used a recess appointment to install Richard Cordray as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“Bureau”

Financial Stability Oversight Council to hold first meeting on October 1

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 24 2010

Today, Treasury Secretary Geithner, who serves as chairperson to the Financial Stability Oversight Council, announced that the Council will hold its first meeting on October 1, 2010

Elizabeth Warren named Assistant to the President and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury on the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; Treasury sets CFPB designated transfer date

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 17 2010

Today, President Obama announced the appointment of Elizabeth Warren, currently Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law at Harvard University and Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel, as Assistant to the President and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury on the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB

House oversight subcommittee holds hearing on financial literacy

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 27 2010

On Tuesday, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a field hearing at the University of Kansas entitled "Empowering Consumers: Can Financial Literacy Education Prevent Another Financial Crisis

Special master for TARP executive compensation rules on supplemental requests by AIG and Ally

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 4 2010

On Tuesday, Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation, Kenneth R. Fienberg, issued supplemental determinations with regard to the 2010 compensation payments and structures of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and Ally Financial Inc. (Ally

Secretary Geithner speaks on rebuilding the American financial system

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 3 2010

On Monday, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner gave a speech entitled “Rebuilding the American Financial System” at New York University’s Stern School of Business

House-Senate Conference Committee hold second day of negotiations on financial regulatory reform legislation

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 17 2010

Yesterday, the House-Senate Conference Committee met for its second day of negotiations on the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, focusing on the following Titles of the Senate base text

House-Senate Conference Committee begins negotiations on financial regulatory reform legislation

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 15 2010

Today, the House-Senate Conference Committee (Conference Committee) met for its first day of negotiations on the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, focusing on the following Titles of the Senate base text

Federal Reserve delivers 2009 annual report

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 26 2010

On Monday, the Federal Reserve delivered its 2009 annual report of the Board of Governors to the Speaker of the House of Representatives

Senate adopts two motions to instruct conferees

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 25 2010

Yesterday, four days after passing the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, the Senate adopted two motions to instruct Senate conferees