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Biden announces key nominations
On June 24, President Biden announced his intent to nominate seven individuals to serve in key roles, including two nominations to positions in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Among them is Dave Uejio, the current acting Director of the CFPB, as the nominee for Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban Development. As previously covered by Infobytes, Uejio has been with the CFPB since 2012, and from 2015 to his appointment as acting director to replace Kathy Kraninger, he served as the Bureau’s Chief Strategy Officer. According to the announcement, Uejio also co-chairs the Federal Innovation Council, “a leading federal government interagency body [driving] public sector innovation.” In January, President Biden officially nominated FTC Democratic Commissioner Rohit Chopra as the permanent director of the CFPB (covered by InfoBytes here). He is currently awaiting a Senate confirmation vote on his nomination to serve as the Bureau’s Director. President Biden also announced Julia Gordon, who is the National Community Stabilization Trust President, as the nominee for Assistant Secretary for Housing, Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development.