It’s been nearly one year since then-Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray resigned and appointed whom he believed would be his successor.
Cordray appointed Leandra English as deputy director, while President Donald Trump instead named Mick Mulvaney as acting director.
Read on to learn how the CFPB acting director battle played a role in Matthew G. Whitaker being named the new acting Attorney General under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.
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