Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, pictured in the Oval Office on May 13, is one of President Trump's closest advisers, but his negotiating tactics aren't widely loved on Capitol Hill. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger speaks to media in Washington, D.C., in December 2018. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Kathy Kraninger listens during a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., in July. On Thursday, she won Senate confirmation to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Among other things, senators asked Mick Mulvaney whether the CFPB suppressed a report, as has been alleged, that found evidence of banks charging dubious account fees to college students. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Mick Mulvaney, the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, seen at a House committee hearing earlier this year. Under Mulvaney, the bureau has scaled back its enforcement of rules against predatory lenders. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Mick Mulvaney speaks during a November news conference at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. On Wednesday, he moved to effectively disband the agency's Consumer Advisory Council. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the CFPB, testifies at a House hearing. Mulvaney says he doesn't need to run "a Yelp for financial services sponsored by the federal government." Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
The Rev. Sekinah Hamlin (left) of Greensboro, N.C., and the Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan Jr., of Findlay, Ohio, were among the faith leaders protesting outside the payday lenders conference near Miami. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption
Payday Lenders Convening At A Trump Resort Are Met By Protesters
Mick Mulvaney arrives at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Nov. 27, 2017, after being named director by President Trump. Mulvaney's appointment is being challenged in court by Leandra English, who had been appointed to that position by outgoing Director Richard Cordray. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Mick Mulvaney was appointed by President Trump as acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. As a congressman, Mulvaney sponsored legislation to abolish the agency. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Face-Off: Elizabeth Warren Vs. Trump's Consumer Watchdog, Mick Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney, interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, wants to give Congress prior approval of any major new rules created by the bureau. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Proposed cuts in funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau come amid questions about Trump appointee Mick Mulvaney softening the agency's stance on payday lenders. Joshua Roberts/Reuters hide caption
Trump Administration's Latest Strike On CFPB: Budget Cuts
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney is also the interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Trump Administration Plans To Defang Consumer Protection Watchdog
Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in November 2017. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Mick Mulvaney, a former Republican lawmaker and current White House budget chief, was also picked as interim head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Astrid Riecken/Getty Images hide caption
Under Trump Appointee, Consumer Protection Agency Seen Helping Payday Lenders
Mick Mulvaney speaks at a news conference after his first day as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, was on Friday named acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by President Trump. But before resigning earlier in the day, CFPB Director Richard Cordray had named Leandra English to be his interim successor. Astrid Riecken/Getty Images hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speak to reporters about the Senate's version of the GOP tax reform bill. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney leaves a Republican strategy session in which he and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were blasted by lawmakers over President Trump's deal with Democrats. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
South Carolina state Rep. Tommy Pope speaks as the state legislature debates a bill calling for the removal of the Confederate flag from the state Capitol grounds in 2015. John Bazemore/AP hide caption
Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks about President Trump's budget proposal for the coming fiscal year during the daily press briefing at the White House on March 16. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., faced sharp questions during his confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill last month. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., is President-elect Donald Trump's choice as budget director. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption