Mick Mulvaney

What started as a single senior official at the CFPB voicing concerns about blog posts written 14 years ago by Eric Blankenstein, a top agency political appointee, is rapidly becoming a rising chorus of discontent.

The head of the agency’s fair-lending office cast doubt on a proposed reorganization of her office and raised concerns about blog posts written years ago by the political appointee overseeing the project.

American Banker's Kate Berry discusses recent events at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

A liberal advocacy group says a Trump political appointee at the CFPB must resign after The Washington Post reported the official once called most hate crimes hoaxes.

The bureau's findings and request for information came after acting Director Mick Mulvaney had cited data security as a flaw at the agency.

The agency wants more information as it conducts fair-lending exams, but conflicting statutes make writing a data collection rule difficult.

The Massachusetts senator said a private event where Mick Mulvaney briefed donors about the party’s midterm prospects may violate the Hatch Act.

Though Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney tried unsuccessfully to strip the agency's fair lending office of its enforcement powers earlier this year, he insisted this week that the bureau "is still in the fair lending business."

In its proposed “disclosure sandbox,” the bureau has eased restrictions on firms seeking a safe harbor from liability.

Consumer advocates and academics recently removed from the Consumer Advisory Board said they were "disappointed" that the board will be reconstituted with fewer members.