The Republican caucus tries to protect a bank’s right to rip off its customers.
Rohit Chopra
Posted inPolitics
Washington’s Best Hope
Rohit Chopra’s unconventional methods for making change happen in a sclerotic government
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Obscure Democrat Enabling Republicans on Bank Regulation
Michael Hsu, the acting comptroller of the currency, has gone silent after initially siding with fellow Democrats on a bank merger review.
Posted inEconomic Policy
In Bid to Beef Up Bank Rules, Dems Stop Playing Nice
Republicans are crying foul as a Democratic majority at the FDIC sidesteps its Trump-appointed chair.
Posted inEconomic Policy
What the New Sheriffs of Wall Street Can Do
Biden has empowered a crop of aggressive financial regulators. They’ll need to look beyond the banking industry and into finance’s darker corners.
Posted inCabinet Watch
The Chopra Gambit
The nominee for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director used his platform as a minority-party commissioner to build a profile. Democrats should do this more often.
Posted inCabinet Watch
Big Tech Critics Alarmed at Direction of Biden Antitrust Personnel
Renata Hesse, who has worked for Google and Amazon, is the leading candidate to run the Justice Department’s antitrust division.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Google Gets the FTC to Censor Its Own Commissioner
Commissioner Rohit Chopra dissented from a fine against Google for violations of child privacy laws, but the FTC redacted his explanation of how the fine was smaller than the earnings from the violations.
