When Mick Mulvaney started his first day as acting director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), he instituted a 30-day freeze on hiring; on new rules, regulation and guidance; and on any payments from the Civil Penalties Fund.
That 30-day period ended Wednesday, so what’s next? The CFPB jumped the gun on the freeze regarding regulations, and a published report said it announced plans on the hiring freeze as well.
Read on to see where the acting director is taking the bureau as 2017 comes to a close.
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