Consumers Under Attack - Documenting Anti-consumer Actions of Consumer Bureau ‘Head’ Mick Mulvaney

Since Mick Mulvaney’s became “Acting Director” of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in November of 2017, the CFPB has not is..

Mulvaney Letting More Predatory Payday Lenders Off the Hook

In a March 2018 Reuters article, National Credit Adjusters, an abusive debt collector for payday loan companies, confirmed that a pending ..

General Attacks

Data Freeze at CFPB Hampers Oversight of Banks

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “acting head” Mick Mulvaney has frozen data collection that is needed for the CFPB to monitor financi..

Mulvaney Weakens Office that Fights Lending Discrimination

In late January, Mick Mulvaney took away the ability of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Office of Fair Lending and Equal..

Mulvaney’s CFPB Further Delayed Prepaid Card Rule (Big Win For His Donors)

In January, Mick Mulvaney’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a year-long delay to the implementation of a new rule th..

Mulvaney Dropped CFPB Case Against Predatory Lender That Gave Him Thousands

Mulvaney’s CFPB notified World Acceptance Corporation it was dropping its case against them – campaign finance records reveal the company gave Mulvaney thousands in campaign cash.

General Attacks

Mulvaney Drains the Consumer Bureau’s Emergency Reserve Fund

In January, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “Acting Director” Mick Mulvaney requested zero dollars in funding from the Federal Reserv..

Payday Loans

Mulvaney Has Always Been a Payday Industry Puppet

Since his time in the South Carolina state legislature, Mulvaney has always been a payday industry puppet.

Mulvaney Has Taken More Than $62,000 from Payday Lenders

Mulvaney took nearly $20,000 from payday lenders within days of sending a letter to the CFPB “expressing concern about the agency’s proposal to rein in payday lending.”