1.0CLP Bloghttps://clpblog.citizen.orgJeff Sovernrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="g8ACcwczwy"><a href="https://clpblog.citizen.org/in-times-op-ed-cfpb-advisory-board-asks-why-did-the-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-fire-us/">In Times Op-Ed, CFPB Advisory Board Asks: Why Did the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fire Us?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clpblog.citizen.org/in-times-op-ed-cfpb-advisory-board-asks-why-did-the-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-fire-us/embed/#?secret=g8ACcwczwy" width="600" height="338" title="“In Times Op-Ed, CFPB Advisory Board Asks: Why Did the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fire Us?” — CLP Blog" data-secret="g8ACcwczwy" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Here, by Ann Baddour, director of the Fair Financial Services Project at Texas Appleseed. Excerpt: When Mick Mulvaney and his leadership team took control of the bureau in November, we on the advisory board tried in good faith to engage with them. We have been sidelined every step of the way. The bureau canceled our scheduled meetings [...]