House Democrats Quiz CFPB on Enforcement Director Hiring Process (1)

The chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee is asking the CFPB to provide details on the hiring process for a Justice Department official said to be the top candidate to lead the bureau’s enforcement unit, to ensure a political appointee isn’t “burrowing” into the civil service.

In a Dec. 17 letter, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) asked Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathleen Kraninger for communications between bureau employees and Thomas Ward, who leads the Justice Department’s tort litigation branch.

The letter also requested the CFPB’s communications with the Office of Personnel Management about the assistant director of enforcement ...