Law professors who study, teach, and work on consumer protection matters, including this blog’s co-coordinator Prof. Jeff Sovern, sent a letter this week to Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
“We urgently call upon the Trump administration to follow the rule of law and allow Bureau employees to return to their important jobs of protecting consumers, preventing the lending that led to the Great Recession, and ensuring that consumer financial markets function appropriately.”