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Jonathan McKernan, nominated to be permanent director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testifies during his Senate confirmation hearing on Feb. 27. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Judge blocks latest attempt to slash CFPB

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted April 18, 2025 at 3:56pm, Updated at 5:13pm
Reps. John LaFalce, D-N.Y., right, and Mike Oxley, R-Ohio, at a committee hearing in 2001.

John LaFalce, New York Democrat who shaped financial legislation, dies at 85

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted April 15, 2025 at 3:43pm
Paul Atkins, confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, prepares to testify during his confirmation hearing at the Senate Banking Committee on March 27.

Senate confirms Atkins as SEC chair

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted April 9, 2025 at 8:19pm
Paul Atkins, the nominee for the Securities and Exchange Commission, prepares to testify to the Senate Banking Committee Thursday.

Democrats doubt Atkins’ judgment; GOP embraces him for SEC chair

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted March 27, 2025 at 3:40pm
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, confirmed by the Senate Monday to become Labor secetary, greets Rep. Dale Strong, R-Ala., before President Donald Trump’s address to Congress last week.

Senate confirms Chavez-DeRemer for Labor secretary

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted March 10, 2025 at 7:04pm
Jonathan McKernan, the nominee to be director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, received approval from the Senate Banking Committee in a party-line vote Thursday. His nomination now goes to the full Senate.

Senate Banking backs McKernan’s nomination for CFPB director

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted March 6, 2025 at 2:34pm
Jonathan McKernan, the nominee to be director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, listens to the opening statement of Senate Banking ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., at his confirmation hearing Thursday.

CFPB nominee promises to keep agency open but downsize it

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted February 27, 2025 at 3:28pm
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, nominee to be secretary of Labor, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday.

Labor nominee Chavez-DeRemer backs away from pro-union bill

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted February 19, 2025 at 3:07pm, Updated at 3:52pm
FDIC board member Jonathan McKernan is seen at a House Financial Services hearing on June 12, 2024.

Trump’s choice to lead CFPB, McKernan, left FDIC Monday

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted February 12, 2025 at 6:36pm
Housing and Urban Development secretary nominee Scott Turner testifies during his confirmation hearing on Jan. 16. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senate confirms Turner as HUD secretary

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted February 5, 2025 at 12:54pm, Updated at 2:54pm
Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., offered a bill that would fund the CFPB through appropriations.

Chopra’s CFPB exit comes as lawmakers mull changes to its structure

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted February 3, 2025 at 12:36pm
Turner testified to the Senate Banking Committee last week.

Senate Banking approves Turner for HUD along party lines

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted January 23, 2025 at 1:54pm
Eric Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to become secretary of Housing and Urban Development, testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on Thursday.

Spending more or spending better animates Turner’s HUD hearing

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted January 16, 2025 at 3:24pm
Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., linked her vote on returning the gavel to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to commitments on the budget.

Spartz links vote on Johnson to commitment on spending

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted January 2, 2025 at 4:20pm
Venture capitalist David Sacks, center, was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to be White House “AI and Crypto Czar.” He is pictured here at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July.

Sacks seen bringing ‘on the ground’ experience to AI’s global challenges

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted December 9, 2024 at 2:13pm
Kelly Loeffler, a former Republican senator from Georgia, is President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Small Business Administration.

Trump chooses former Sen. Kelly Loeffler for SBA

By Mark Schoeff Jr. and Olivia M. Bridges
Posted December 4, 2024 at 7:07pm
Paul Atkins, left, a Securities and Exchange Commission member from 2002 to 2008, was chosen to lead the agency by President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump picks Paul Atkins, a former commissioner, to lead the SEC

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted December 4, 2024 at 5:42pm, Updated at 6:10pm
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Labor secretary, had the endorsement of several unions.

Trump selects Rep. Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted November 22, 2024 at 7:58pm
Senate Banking ranking member Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., right, could take the committee's top job of Republicans win the chamber. Senate Banking Chairman Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, left, is in a close race whose outcome could set the stage for a new top Democrat.

Scott eyes Banking gavel, NRSC if Republicans take Senate

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted October 31, 2024 at 5:00am
“Maybe with all the devastation that we’re experiencing, my colleagues and I will come to the conclusion that it may be now or never,” Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II said.

Cleaver calls for ‘bold’ congressional response to hurricanes

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted October 15, 2024 at 7:00am
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, arrive at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire, Wis., on Wednesday.

Wall Street could be cautious of Walz’s seat on state board

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted August 7, 2024 at 3:47pm
Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the GOP nominee for vice president, is changing the party’s rhetoric on Wall Street and financial services.

Vance says Republicans are done ‘catering to Wall Street,’ puts financial policy in context of social issues

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted July 18, 2024 at 2:29pm
Christy Goldsmith Romero, President Joe Biden’s nominee to chair the FDIC, testifies at her confirmation hearing on Thursday.

FDIC nominee promises ‘complete overhaul’ of agency culture

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted July 11, 2024 at 3:52pm
Journalist Alex Clearfield was the last speller standing at Thursday night’s National Press Club event.

Clearfield leads press to win over politicians in National Press Club Spelling Bee

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted June 28, 2024 at 11:07am
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin Gruenberg last month announced his plans to resign amid allegations of a toxic workplace culture.

Biden chooses CFTC’s Romero to replace Gruenberg as FDIC head

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted June 13, 2024 at 4:37pm