Ronald L. Rubin

Beating Elizabeth Warren at her own game.

Republicans’ first victory of 2018 will likely be Judge Timothy J. Kelly’s denial of the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction in English v. Trump following a hearing on the Friday before Christmas.

This year’s strangest political story may be Elizabeth Warren’s attempted coup of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the federal agency created by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act.

For several months, the worst-kept secret in Washington has been that Richard Cordray, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s first director, will resign and enter the 2018 Ohio governor’s race. The best-kept secret may be that Cordray decided not to resign the day Donald Trump was elected, and…

Recent news that Wells Fargo employees had opened as many as two million unauthorized customer bank and credit card accounts since 2011 was shocking. The bank fired 5,300 workers and agreed to pay $185 million in fines to the Los Angeles City Attorney, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the…

The Consumer Financial Pro­tection Bureau just celebrated its fifth anniversary by releasing an outline for new debt collection rules that will encourage consumers to avoid paying their debts.

Despite strong opposition from federal and state elected officials of both parties, including a bill sponsored by Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is about to eliminate the only credit available to millions of low income…

The chorus of politicians and critics calling Donald Trump a con artist grows louder every day. During my seven years as an enforcement attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission, I got a close-up view of many con artists and their scams. Watching Mr. Trump gives me an acute feeling of déjà…

The 2010 Dodd-Frank Act established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and authorized it to sue companies that commit “unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices." Two staff reports and internal CFPB documents just released by congressional Republicans have exposed the new agency's…