Dueling Appointments Lead to Clash at Consumer Protection Bureau
Banking And Finance,White House,Mick Mulvaney,CFPB
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President Trump on Friday named his budget director as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, moving to take control of the agency hours after its departing leader had taken steps to install his own choice for acting chief.
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