Mick Mulvaney

Brian Johnson will serve as the agency's acting deputy director, succeeding Leandra English, who recently said she plans to resign from the CFPB.

Leandra English, who sued President Trump and Mick Mulvaney last year claiming to be the rightful director of the CFPB, said Friday that she plans to resign and drop the litigation.

The agency will advise lenders on how to obtain partial exemptions from Home Mortgage Disclosure Act requirements that Congress adopted this spring.

There is yet more drama surrounding leadership of the CFPB as President Trump reportedly considers promoting Mick Mulvaney to White House chief of staff.

It is still a long shot that a rival of Mick Mulvaney's will be able to reclaim the agency's top job, but judges have raised questions over whether Mulvaney can keep the position.

Meet the new housing finance reform plan, same as the old ones. While that gives it legs, it also presents big challenges.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's structure is an infringement on the authority of the executive branch, a New York federal judge said Thursday.

The plan would end the GSE conservatorships and create an explicit federal guarantee, but it's unclear if even other parts of the Trump administration support it.

The Democratic leader in the House raised questions about Kathy Kraninger's "qualifications to lead such an important agency."

President Trump has yet to formally name Kathy Kraninger as his choice to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but her nomination is already in trouble. That may be just fine with the White House.