Monday, February 5, 2018

Lawmakers lash out at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau amid reports the agency is dropping Equifax investigation

Article Title: Democrats lash out at consumer watchdog amid reports the agency is dropping Equifax investigation
Snippet of Article: "...lawmakers, who have feared that President Trump’s pick to temporarily lead the agency, Mick Mulvaney, is weakening the consumer watchdog. Failing to investigate the data breach would put “145 million Americans at risk [and] is malpractice,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio), ranking Democrat of the Senate Banking Committee. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) said, “The Trump administration has chosen to protect Equifax while denying Americans justice and accountability..."


Source: www.washingtonpost.com

[tag] Mick Mulvaney, Equifax Breach, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), [/tag]