Mick Mulvaney

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fired all 25 members of the agency's Consumer Advisory Board during a conference call Wednesday, saying it wanted to bring in more diverse views.

Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney is poised to dismiss its administrative proceeding against the mortgage lender, following a four-year battle over the agency's structure.

The agency’s acting chief has angered consumer advocates by refusing to hold meetings that they say are required by law.

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Mick Mulvaney, the agency’s acting director, suggests U.S. startups — like their U.K. counterparts — may eventually be able to test products without fear of regulatory action.

Lenders would have a lighter data-reporting burden, but they may end up deciding to collect the data anyway.

It's too late for Congress to overturn the consumer bureau's regulation on short-term lending, but acting Director Mick Mulvaney will have plenty of chances to reshape it.

Senate Democrats want acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney to explain why the agency is no longer policing student loan lenders and servicers, but any impact on credit unions remains to be seen.

The CFPB is looking to rescind Obama-era policy that allowed it to punish banks and financial firms for unintentional discrimination.

The CFPB policy was aimed at preventing discriminatory markups on indirect loans made by car dealers, but current acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney said the guidance "seemed like a solution in search of a problem."