Banking and Finance Law Daily Wrap Up, BLOG TRACKER—Noteworthy blog posts and other commentary, (Jan 22, 2026)

By WK Editorial Staff

The week’s most insightful, intriguing, or entertaining blog posts from the banking and financial services community.

• Cato At Liberty, The Troubles with the Trump Administration’s Involuntary Student Debt Collection Delay, by Neal McCluskey

• Consumer Law & Policy Blog, Politico reports that CFPB sharply cut student loan report; Bureau personally attacks author of original draft, by Jeff Sovern

• The CLS Blue Sky Blog, Debevoise Discusses DOJ’s Crypto Fraud Strike Force, by Andrew J. Ceresney, Satish M. Kini, Douglas S. Zolkind, Aseel M. Rabie, and Eric Halliday

• The CLS Blue Sky Blog, Sidley Discusses the State of Play in Banking and Digital Assets, by Michael Lewis, Kristin Teager, Kristen Kane, Nathan Truong, and Matt Katz

• The CLS Blue Sky Blog, Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses FDIC Update on Resolution Planning for Large Banks, by Mitchell S. Eitel, Jared M. Fishman, Stephen M. Salley, Benjamin H. Weiner, and Charles C. Gray

• Consumer Finance Monitor, CFPB blasts former Bureau leadership for ‘regulatory overreach’, by Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Joseph J. Schuster, and John L. Culhane, Jr.

• NTEU 335 Blog, CFPB Workers Praise Tenure of Former Student Loan Ombudsman Following Trump Administration Smear

Have you seen (or written) a blog post that fits the bill? Send the Banking and Finance Law Daily editors a note at BFLD@wolterskluwer.com, with a link to the suggested post.

Attorney: Andrew J. Ceresney, Satish M. Kini, Douglas S. Zolkind, Aseel M. Rabie, and Eric Halliday (Debevoise & Plimpton LLP). Michael Lewis, Kristin Teager, Kristen Kane, Nathan Truong, and Matt Katz (Sidley Austin LLP). Mitchell S. Eitel, Jared M. Fishman, Stephen M. Salley, Benjamin H. Weiner, and Charles C. Gray (Sullivan & Cromwell LLP). Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Joseph J. Schuster, and John L. Culhane, Jr. (Ballard Spahr L.L.P.).

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