Laura A. Johnson is a Managing Counsel in the Office of Regulations at the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She focuses primarily on mortgage servicing
and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). She joined the Bureau in 2013.
Prior her work at the Bureau, Ms. Johnson was in the Regulatory Services group
at U.S. Bancorp in Washington D.C., where she handled consumer-oriented regulatory
compliance issues involving mortgage servicing. Prior to that, she was a staff
attorney and later Chief of Staff in the Division of Financial Practices at
the Federal Trade Commission. She previously practiced law with the firm of K&L
Gates in Washington, D.C., where she focused on financial services regulatory
compliance counseling, particularly with respect to mortgage origination and
advertising issues.
She received her B.A. (Government) from Centre College in Kentucky and
her J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C.
Professional Affiliations
- Board of Directors, Women in Housing & Finance (2019-Present)