The deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is asking a federal judge for an injunction to install her as the agency’s acting chief in place of President Trump’s appointee, Mick Mulvaney. Kelly did not rule on the merits of the case, which centers on a dispute over which statute governs the appointment of an acting director. English has a clear legal entitlement to the position of Acting Director of the CFPB,” the filing said. The dispute began on Nov. 24 when Richard Cordray, a Democrat, stepped down as bureau director. He promoted English, his chief of staff, to deputy director and said she would serve as acting director under a provision of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that created the bureau.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 07, 2017 02:48 UTC