GOP Fuels FDIC Battle With New Letter To Chopra
Following up on their scathing letter yesterday to Acting Comptroller Hsu, leading House Republicans today sent another letter to CFPB Director Rohit Chopra demanding significantly more transparency around the Bureau’s Policy Fellowship Program and accusing the Director of using the Program as a means to circumvent civil service laws. Signatories of the letter, which include HFSC Ranking Member McHenry (R-NC) along with Reps. Emmer (R-MN), Luetkemeyer (R-MO), and Timmons (R-SC), sharply question Director Chopra over possible favoritism in the Fellow selection process.
Treasury Reiterates Need for Shell-Company Transparency
Treasury today announced its 2022 national illicit-finance strategy, now governing the rest of a year in which Russia-related transactions have assumed far greater importance than when risks underlying this strategy were first identified. Four priority recommendations emphasize shell companies and all-cash real estate transactions, with the release reiterating Treasury’s first-ever order sanctioning accountants and other service providers related to corporate formation if they support sanctioned individuals or entities.