Trump Official Wants To Put Tight Leash On Consumer Watchdog Agency
As a Republican congressman, Mick Mulvaney sponsored legislation to abolish the agency. Now that he's running it, he wants Congress to put the independent watchdog on a short leash.
The Trump administration will ask Congress to make drastic changes to weaken the independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, NPR has learned.
Sources familiar with the matter tell NPR that the CFPB's interim director, Mick Mulvaney, will ask lawmakers
