Senate Committee Narrowly Confirms Trump’s Pick to Head BCFP

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kathy Kraninger, current associate director for general government at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), was approved by the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing on Urban Affairs to lead the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP) by a narrow 13-12 vote. Thursday’s vote sends President Donald Trump’s pick to head ... Read More »

CFPB Official Who Sued Trump Resigns, Drops Suit

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Leandra English, who former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray’s picked to succeed him as acting director, is ending her court battle to unseat Mick Mulvaney as acting head of the bureau and her employment with the embattled regulator. On Friday, English’s attorney, Deepak Gupta, posted a statement on Twitter that English is ... Read More »

Appeals Court Rules CFPB Structure Is Constitutional