Kathy Kraninger
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- Milken Institute1h 5m
A Conversation with CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger - Conference Call Series
Kathy Kraninger, Eric Kaplan, Kathleen Kraninger
At a Milken Institute conference call commemorating the CFPB's tenth anniversary, Director Kathleen Kraninger outlined the agency's pandemic response, highlighting record complaint volumes and new regulatory measures to support vulnerable consumers. The Bureau detailed initiatives such as the proposed Qualified Mortgage rule reform, interim rulings on mortgage forbearance, and targeted fraud prevention campaigns designed to address economic hardship caused by the crisis. These strategic actions aim to modernize consumer protection laws while ensuring fair access to financial relief mechanisms like CARES Act payments.
- Milken Institute59 min
Modernizing Financial Regulation to Facilitate Shared Economic Prosperity
Michael Piwowar, Kathy Kraninger, Eugene Ludwig, Jelena McWilliams, Joseph Otting, Mike Pivovar, Tom Coury
Top federal regulators, including FDIC Chairwoman Yellena McWilliams, CFPB Director Kraninger, and OCC Comptroller Joseph Otting, are driving a unified modernization of financial oversight through strategic reforms to the Community Reinvestment Act and the reduction of 60% in excessive compliance directives. These agencies are actively streamlining frameworks for fintech innovation via special charters and sandbox programs while simultaneously pivoting consumer protection efforts from punitive enforcement to preventive harm mitigation and financial literacy. With a target to finalize adjustments to roughly 25 disproportionate Dodd-Frank provisions by the fourth quarter, the leadership aims to lower burdens on small institutions and expand capital access to underserved communities through data-driven technologies.