Federal Trade CommissionCan the president fire leaders of independent agencies, like the FTC? Posted on August 8, 2025 by Jeff Sovern Here is a discussion of that, on Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast. Jeff Sovern Michael Millemann Professor of Consumer Protection Law University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law ProPublica: GOP Members of Congress referred 10,000 complaints to the CFPB Some states are plugging the gap for their citizens left by the CFPB’s hibernation