She also asked it to declare that she, not Mr. Mulvaney, is the agency’s acting director. Mr. Mulvaney would be a “wrecking ball” at the agency, said Lauren Saunders, the associate director of the National Consumer Law Center, an advocacy group. As the fight between the White House and the consumer agency unfolded over the holiday weekend, many expected that it would up end in court. Mr. Gupta is a former senior counsel for the consumer bureau, who left in 2012 to start his own law firm. “And while that happens, we think the appropriate thing is to leave Ms. English in place as the acting director.”

Source: New York Times November 27, 2017 02:15 UTC