‘It is an Issue for All of Us’: Dissent Spreads at CFPB over Top Aide’s Writings
American Banker, Sept. 30, 2018–Kate Berry, Rachel Witkowski (subscription)
Kirsten Donoghue, the CFPB’s assistant director of enforcement, became the second senior leader at the agency to question the fitness of Eric Blankenstein, her boss as policy director of supervision, enforcement and fair lending, after his past writings were uncovered that used a racial slur for African Americans and suggested most hate crimes were “hoaxes.”
