Chopra Charm Offensive? CFPB Chief Befriends Republicans in Senate Hearing

Also, Yellen faces off with House Financial Services; GOP lawmakers raise CAT privacy concerns

Anyone hoping to see CFPB Director Rohit Chopra raked over the coals for his boundary pushing oversight was sorely disappointed by today’s Senate Banking Committee hearing. Sure, Republicans brought up the agency’s recent embarrassing data breach. And they pointedly ripped the CFPB’s aggressive plan to lower credit card late fees. But Chopra managed to …