Expert Available to Comment on Halting of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The new interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has effectively issued a stop work order to staff at the federal government’s only agency designed specifically to look out for American borrowers’ best interests. In an email, staff were instructed to cease all ongoing work on rulemaking, investigations, enforcement, supervision and other activities that they are tasked by Congress with carrying out.
Read the News Tip from faculty member Mallory SoRelle who researches the politics of credit, debt and consumer financial protection.
Faculty Columnists/Journalists
The Sanford School is home to the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy. Many of the professors affiliated with the center are working journalists and columnists, including:
- Eric Deggans is NPR's TV Critic
- Frank Bruni spent 25 years on the staff of the New York Times, where he remains a contributing Opinion writer
- David A. Graham is a staff writer at The Atlantic
Media Briefings for Reporters
Sanford School faculty are often featured in media briefings from Duke University about current events and issues. These live YouTube briefings are designed for reporters, but the public is welcome. Topics are relevant and timely.