The controversy surrounding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) senior leadership has a new layer, as a congressman has questioned the legitimacy of CFPB Deputy Director Leandra English’s civil servant status at the bureau.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, recently wrote to Henry Kerner, the head of the White House Office of Special Counsel, asserting that the vetting process used to approve English’s transition from a political appointee to a career civilian employee before President Barack Obama left office was improper and hastily executed.
Find out more details regarding the points Johnson outlined in his letter.