CFPB stirs controversy with enforcement head hire
By 
Kyle Brasseur2020-01-31T19:35:00
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has faced the ire of the House Financial Services Committee regarding its hiring of former DOJ employee Thomas Ward to lead its enforcement efforts.
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