Financial Regulators

Trump Administration Shrinks Finance Watchdog
Trump Administration Shrinks Finance Watchdog
August 09, 2018  |  Regulation

The Trump administration is laying off 40 staff members at the Office of Financial Research (OFR), an independent bureau that analyzes market trends to detect...

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UK Regulators Taking Very Close Look At P2P Lending
UK Regulators Taking Very Close Look At P2P Lending
July 31, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

The P2P lending market is big business in the U.K. According to the U.K. Peer-to-Peer Finance Association (P2PFA), a self-regulating P2P industry group that includes...

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Mulvaney Might Move CFPB To Cut Costs
Mulvaney Might Move CFPB To Cut Costs
May 02, 2018  |  CFPB

In a bid to save money, Mick Mulvaney is considering moving dozens of employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to the basement of...

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Bitcoin Daily: LoopX’s Exit Scam, BitGrail’s Suspicious Nano Hack
Bitcoin Daily: LoopX’s Exit Scam, BitGrail’s Suspicious Nano Hack
February 13, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Some of America’s leading universities are adding a new course to their roster – call it Bitcoin 101. Graduate classes at schools such as Duke...

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