On 10/29/21, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced leadership changes within the CFPB. The positions announced were: Assistant Director for the Office of Supervision Policy and Assistant Director for the Office of Enforcement. Specifically, Lorelei Salas will be joining the CFPB as Assistant Director for Supervision Policy and will also serve as the Acting Assistant Director for Supervision Examinations and Eric Halperin has joined the CFPB as Assistant Director for the Office of Enforcement. Ms. Salas served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection from 2016 to 2021 while Mr. Halperin has served in a number of positions in the non-profit and government sectors.

These changes come within a month after new CFPB Director Rohit Chopra was confirmed by the Senate.

The full CFPB release can be found here.

Adam Witmer

Adam Witmer is a speaker, author, and founder of the Compliance Cohort. Adam has taught hundreds of seminars and training sessions to thousands of bankers throughout the United States and teaches on all areas of regulatory compliance. Adam has written five e-books that he never published, hit a grizzly bear while driving in a National Park, and is an award winning photographer and musician (though he no longer takes photos nor plays any instruments). In his spare time, Adam can be found kayaking on the lake, doing taekwondo with his kids, working on his (project) house, or spending time with his family.

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