The CFPB’s Top Student Loan Official Quit, Angrily, And Revealed A Lot About His Boss

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney listens during a meeting of the National Space Council at the East Room of the White House June 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. Pre... WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney listens during a meeting of the National Space Council at the East Room of the White House June 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish the Space Force, an independent and co-equal military branch, as the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS

August 27, 2018 4:47 p.m.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, perhaps because it is newer than other regulatory agencies, has provided a stage for some of the most dramatic battles of the Trump administration. On Monday, CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman Seth Frotman’s resignation letter set...

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