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The profile
President and CEO of the Consumer Bankers Association since July 5, 2022; CBA issued a statement on the House fintech PPP report in December 2022.
Identity and role
Lindsey Johnson became president and CEO of the Consumer Bankers Association in July 2022, succeeding Richard Hunt (CBA announcement; Banking Dive). CBA describes her prior work at U.S. Mortgage Insurers .
Pandemic-relief / PPP-EIDL role
When the House Select Subcommittee released its December 1, 2022 fintech-fraud report, CBA, by then led by Johnson, issued a statement titled "New Congressional Investigation: Fintechs Fueled Rampant PPP Fraud & Abuse" urging SBA to drop its proposal to extend the 7(a) program to fintechs and nonbanks (CBA statement).
Legal status / controversies
No personal enforcement action, relief loan, or company-side PPP conduct was found.
Where they are now (2025–2026)
CBA identifies Johnson as president and CEO.
Her bank-trade peers include Rob Nichols of ABA and Rebeca Romero Rainey of ICBA. The December 2022 House report was covered by Tony Romm in the Washington Post.
Sources held in this archive
Original source documents and archived captures
- CBA person page, Lindsey Johnson
- CBA announcement naming Lindsey Johnson president and CEO
- CBA fraud/scams statement, 2025
- Banking Dive, CBA names next CEO
Sources
- CBA person page, Lindsey Johnson: CBA person page, Lindsey Johnson (original: consumerbankers.com · stored capture)
- CBA announcement naming Lindsey Johnson president and CEO: CBA announcement naming Lindsey Johnson president and CEO (original: consumerbankers.com · stored capture)
- Banking Dive, CBA names next CEO: Banking Dive, CBA names next CEO (original: bankingdive.com · stored capture)
- CBA statement on the December 2022 House fintech-fraud report, urging SBA to drop the 7(a) fintech/nonbank expansion: Congressional Investigation: Fintechs Fueled Rampant PPP Fraud (original: consumerbankers.com · stored capture)
- CBA fraud/scams statement, 2025: CBA fraud/scams statement, 2025 (original: consumerbankers.com · stored capture)