After a contentious two days – in which the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) effectively was operating with two acting directors – D.C. District Court Judge Timothy J. Kelly put a temporary end to the dispute when he refused to grant Deputy Director Leandra English a temporary restraining order on President Donald Trump’s appointment of Mick Mulvaney as acting director.
Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), returned to the CFPB offices Thursday after spending a day back at OMB.
Although Kelly’s ruling has calmed the tumultuous waters for now, the battle for leadership at the CFPB appears far from over.
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