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Who's The Boss? Battle Over Who Is The Acting Director Of The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

642 views · Published 28 November 2017 · 3:09 · Indexed 20 October 2026

Channel: Roland S. Martin · 2017 · News & Politics

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Richard Cordray's resignation as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a consumer watchdog agency created under the Obama administration, has brought with it a tug-of-war over who will become its acting director.

On one side, you have Cordray's pick, his former chief of staff, Leandra English.  Supporters of English claim she should hold the position because the 2010 legislation that created the bureau says the deputy director takes over in the absence of the director.

And on the other side, there's Trump's pick, White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, a vocal critic of the agency who has called it a "sick sad joke". Trump and the Justice Department argue that while Cordray's appointment of English may be legal, the president's authority under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act allows him to choose the replacement.  

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