1.0CLP Bloghttps://clpblog.citizen.orgJeff Sovernrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ss1eNwVRd1"><a href="https://clpblog.citizen.org/npr-reports-mulvaney-was-involved-in-decision-to-dismiss-payday-lending-case-despite-earlier-cfpb-cl/">NPR Reports Mulvaney Was Involved in Decision to Dismiss Payday Lending Case Despite Earlier CFPB Claims That He Wasn’t</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clpblog.citizen.org/npr-reports-mulvaney-was-involved-in-decision-to-dismiss-payday-lending-case-despite-earlier-cfpb-cl/embed/#?secret=ss1eNwVRd1" width="600" height="338" title="“NPR Reports Mulvaney Was Involved in Decision to Dismiss Payday Lending Case Despite Earlier CFPB Claims That He Wasn’t” — CLP Blog" data-secret="ss1eNwVRd1" 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> The report is here. This looks bad. This is the Golden Valley case in which the lender charged up to 950%. Here's an excerpt:  Mulvaney declined requests for an interview. In an email, his press representative first said the decision to drop the Golden Valley lawsuit was made by "professional career staff" and not Mulvaney. [...]