Bloomberg Law | New Director Could Wield Budget Ax at Consumer Finance Watchdog

Brian Johnson and Nanci Weissgold are noted for participating in a webinar on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s top priorities and future under its new leadership.

  A&B ABstract: On June 15, Alston & Bird partners Nanci Weissgold and Brian Johnson hosted Dr. Mark A. Calabria, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Kathy Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to discuss federal regulatory responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and how they affect consumer lending and mortgage servicing. […]

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Alston & Bird is expanding its consumer financial services and public policy capabilities with the addition of Brian Johnson, deputy director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), who will join the firm in March as partner in Washington, D.C. 

Stephen Ornstein comments on Kathy Kraninger’s nomination to become the permanent director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.