Securities and Exchange Commission

• Cordray Wins CFPB Nod from Senate Banking Committee

  By Heather Anderson  |  March 19, 2013

  Party-line vote sends director's nomination to full Senate.

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  Senate Banking Panel to Vote on Cordray, White Nominations

  By Heather Anderson  |  March 18, 2013

  Committee passage would send CFPB director's bid to full Senate for more partisan combat.

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  Cordray Facing Renewed GOP Grilling

  By Heather Anderson  |  March 11, 2013

  CFPB director goes before Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday for expected testy confirmation hearing.

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  Compliance Angst Just as High at Banks

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 27, 2013

  New game-changing regulations on mortgages and remittances from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as well as new regs from the NCUA and other regulators, have not-for-profit credit unions wondering how they’ll find the resources to comply.

• Cordray: Regulators Shouldn’t Steer Lenders to Qualified Mortgages

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 8, 2013

  Director tells CFPB briefing that new rules aren’t intended to pressure lenders into meeting QM standards on all mortgages.

• Obama Appoints Cordray to Full CFPB Term, White to Chair SEC

  By Heather Anderson  |  January 25, 2013

  Trades praise Cordray's accessibility, libertarian think firm revisits recess appointment constitutionality.

• Social Media Boosts Business Risk, Insurance Survey Finds

  By Mark Ruquet  |  December 5, 2012

  Insurers believe risk exposure growing as more small- and medium-size companies use social media.

• SEC Will Pursue Fiduciary Rule in 2013

  By Melanie Waddell  |  December 4, 2012

  Other priorities next year will include hiring more examiners to police advisers, JOBS Act rulemaking on Reg D, crowdfunding.

• Suit Filed Against Bank of America

  October 31, 2012

  The U.S. Justice Department is suing Bank of America over alleged mortgage fraud perpetrated against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by Countrywide, the giant mortgage originator purchased by Bank of America.

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  The More Things Change ... : Guest Opinion

  By Henry Meier  |  October 7, 2012

  It's presidential election season again, which means that with the predictability of a Lindsay Lohan arrest we are once again being told that we are on the eve of the election to end all elections. The political equivalent of the Thrilla in Manila; Voldemort vs. Harry Potter; the decisive battle...