CFPB to Press on With or Without a Director, As Republicans Try to Control its Purse Strings
June 23, 2011
The controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to hit the ground running when it officially opens its doors for business July 21, whether or not the agency has a director in place. Steve Antonakes, assistant director for large bank supervision at the CFPB, told industry executives last week that the agency is ready to begin conducting point-in-time examinations of banks with more than $10 billion in assets, exams that will last anywhere from four to 12 weeks, based on the size and complexity of the institution. A clean exam means...