Consumer Financial Protection BureauSpeculation About What a New CFPB Director Might Do Posted on November 19, 2017 by Jeff Sovern From Kate Berry at American Banker. Hint: it will be better for banks than consumers. Jeff Sovern Michael Millemann Professor of Consumer Protection Law University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law The Intercept’s Excellent Piece on CFPB Attackers: No Protection for Protectors How the OCC Is Back to Protecting Banks Rather Than Consumers