And they chanted their opposition to Mick Mulvaney’s appointment as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She and other consumer advocates have backed Leandra English, the bureau’s deputy director, to be the agency’s acting chief. If Republicans lose control of the Senate in 2018, it could prevent them from confirming a permanent director, he said. Saunders said she’s less worried about starting the clock on the next permanent director than about getting Mulvaney out of the acting role. As they protest Mulvaney, consumer advocates also believe that the high-profile controversy shines a spotlight on the bureau, which will boost public support for it.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 29, 2017 20:48 UTC