Longtime CFPB Rulewriter Set to Leave Post, Sources Say

One of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s longest-tenured rule writers is leaving his post, according to multiple sources.

David Silberman, associate CFPB director for Research, Markets & Regulations, is expected to leave the bureau Friday, according to five current and former officials. A going away party for Silberman, who has been at the CFPB since before it officially launched in 2011, was held last week, the sources said Thursday.

Neither the CFPB nor Silberman could be reached for comment Thursday.

Silberman’s departure marks a major shift at the CFPB. A former general counsel at privately held Kessler Financial Services and ...