The CFPB’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) has issued its third annual report to Congress covering the OMWI’s activities in 2015. The Dodd-Frank Act required the CFPB and various other federal agencies, including the Fed, OCC, FDIC, NCUA, and SEC, to establish an OMWI, and also required each OMWI to submit an annual report to Congress.… Continue Reading
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Recent Dodd-Frank diversity and inclusion standards developments
By Dee Spagnuolo on
Regulated entities should be aware of two recent developments concerning the final diversity and inclusion standards issued this summer under Dodd-Frank Section 342 by the CFPB, OCC, Fed, FDIC, NCUA and SEC. Given that the final standards have been in effect since June 10, 2015, entities should begin taking steps to incorporate them into their daily business practices and plan for their self-assessments.… Continue Reading
World Bank Creates External Advisory Panel For Diversity & Inclusion
By Suzanne O. Lufadeju on
On March 3, 2015, the World Bank Group announced the creation of an External Advisory Panel (Panel) for Diversity & Inclusion. This announcement comes on the heels of the newly released diversity Standards, developed pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, which are applicable to regulated entities, including financial institutions doing business in the United States.… Continue Reading
Ballard Spahr partner Dee Spagnuolo to be faculty member at ABA diversity and inclusion webinar
By Barbara S. Mishkin on
On August 12, 2015, Dee Spagnuolo, a Ballard Spahr partner, will be a faculty member at an American Bar Association webinar: “Dodd-Frank: Implications for Your Diversity and Inclusion Program.” The program will focus on how Dodd-Frank Section 342 impacts regulated entities, including financial institutions and publicly traded companies, and include a discussion of best practices for compliance.… Continue Reading
Dodd-Frank diversity standards: just out of the gate and already under fire
By Brian D. Pedrow & Dee Spagnuolo on
Just days after the release of the final diversity standards under Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Act, several prominent lawmakers and business leaders have criticized the new standards for not going far enough to promote diversity and inclusion within the financial services industry. The standards were issued jointly on June 9 by six federal agencies—the Federal Reserve Board, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.,… Continue Reading
CFPB issues final diversity and inclusion standards
By Brian D. Pedrow on
The CFPB was among six federal agencies that issued final new diversity and inclusion standards earlier this week. The other agencies were the OCC, Fed, FDIC, NCUA and SEC. The standards go into effect on June 10, 2015 and apply to all entities regulated by the CFPB or one of the other agencies. … Continue Reading
Enhance Diversity & Inclusion Efforts in Four Areas CFPB, Audit Recommends
By Brian D. Pedrow & Ashley L. Wilson on
Last week, the Office of Inspector General published its findings following an audit assessing the CFPB’s human resources-related operations and other efforts for equal employment. The audit, which was conducted in response to a congressional request for information on the CFPB’s activities related to diversity and inclusion (D&I), analyzed the CFPB’s efforts to ensure equal opportunities for minorities and women to obtain senior management positions and to increase racial, ethnic, and gender diversity in the workforce. … Continue Reading
Diversity reports at two federal agencies offer glimpse of regulatory review under impending Dodd-Frank diversity standards
By Brian D. Pedrow on
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”), signed by President Obama in 2010 in response to the financial crisis, includes a provision intended to remedy racial and gender discrepancies at federal financial regulatory agencies and private financial institutions. Section 342 of Dodd-Frank directs each of the federal financial regulatory agencies to create an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) to oversee diversity efforts at the agencies, and further, to develop standards for assessing diversity policies and practices at regulated financial entities. … Continue Reading
CFPB: Industry should “start now” to comply with workplace diversity and inclusion standards
By Brian D. Pedrow on
On June 26, 2014, I participated in a panel presentation at the MBA Strategic Markets and Diversity Summit, in Washington, D.C. Stuart Ishimaru, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, also sat on the panel.
The presentation focused on Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Act and the proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices (the Proposed Standards).… Continue Reading
CFPB’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion issues second annual report
By Barbara S. Mishkin on
Posted in CFPB General, Regulatory and Enforcement
The CFPB’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) has issued its second annual report to Congress covering the OMWI’s activities in 2013. The Dodd-Frank Act required the CFPB and various other federal agencies including the Fed, Treasury, OCC, FDIC, NCUA, SEC and FHFA, to establish an OMWI, and also required each OMWI to submit an annual report to Congress. … Continue Reading