Cordray picking his own interim successor sets off a firestorm; co-head of global banking leaves the U.K. bank after only 18 months.

President Trump has tapped Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney as interim head of the CFPB. He has taken tough stances on the CFPB, its payday lending rule, housing finance reform and other issues pending before the agency.

CFPB Deputy Director Leandra English filed a lawsuit late Sunday against the Trump administration challenging OMB Director Mick Mulvaney's appointment. The bureau's general counsel has sided with President Trump, however.

The Trump administration insisted Saturday that OMB Director Mick Mulvaney was the rightful interim leader of the CFPB, but Democrats said that the appointment was illegal. It remains unclear who is legally in charge.

CFPB Director Richard Cordray abruptly announced Friday that he would leave at the end of the day, giving the reins of the agency to a new deputy director.

The outcome of a case testing the president's power to fire a CFPB director will come too late to impact Richard Cordray, but may affect President Trump's interim and final picks to lead the agency.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday ordered Citibank to pay $6.5 million in consumer relief and penalties for student loan servicing failures.

A week before he is due to resign, CFPB Director Richard Cordray sent a letter to 29 CEOs at banks, credit unions and other financial companies, urging them to help consumers exert more control over credit cards, debit cards and other payment methods.

Legislation and regulatory policy that takes a heavy-handed view of overdraft protection could remove a safe and convenient option for consumers managing their finances.

Guidance focuses on five key traits, including overseeing risk profiles; a former Congressional aide says agency must be accountable.

When CFPB Director Cordray resigns in two weeks, will the agency grind to a halt? Kate Berry reports on the embattled agency.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau settled a $1.1 million enforcement action on Monday with Xerox Business Services, alleging that its software misreported borrower information to credit reporting agencies.

Some fintechs argue that banks are selectively working with only certain third parties in sharing information and violating the spirit of the CFPB’s data-sharing principles.

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika has been the ultimate disruptor, bucking the normally low-key profile of interim regulators.

Mnuchin’s former business associate is likely to be sworn in next week; Mulvaney, as a congressman, called the CFPB a “joke” and co-sponsored a bill to kill it.

A new Republican director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is likely to take immediate action to change certain rules, including the "qualified mortgage" and payday rules, while curbing pending enforcement actions that are considered too harsh on financial firms.

Mick Mulvaney, President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget director, is being considered for interim director of the consumer watchdog after Richard Cordray steps down and until a permanent pick is confirmed.

CFPB director’s departure gives President Trump the chance to revamp the agency; the bank regulator is reverting to its industry-friendly ways.

It’s a seat the Trump administration has long wanted vacated, and now it gets a chance to fill it — and change the direction of an agency that’s been a thorn in Republicans’ side. Following are the top candidates.

Credit unions and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau share a similar philosophy, but their methods often clashed during Cordray's tenure. Here's a look at reactions to his departure and speculation on how he might be remembered.