American Banker reports that the "White House is dragging out the nomination of a permanent director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to ensure that acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney calls the shots at the agency until the end of the year or longer."
President Trump is expected to name J. Mark McWatters, the chairman of the National Credit Union Administration, as his CFPB nominee close to June 22, according to sources familiar with the situation.
McWatters' nomination has long been rumored, but waiting until late June would also maximize the tenure of Mulvaney, who has moved aggressively to reshape the agency. Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, Mulvaney can only serve for six months — a deadline up in late June — unless a permanent successor is nominated. Once that nomination is made, however, the acting appointee can stay in office as long as it is pending, a period that could extend for months.
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