Trump Administration Fires Consumer Bureau Chief Rohit Chopra

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But if President Trump and Republicans decide to cower to Wall Street billionaires and destroy the agency, they will have a fight on their hands,

Warren said

This letter confirms that my term as CFPB Director has concluded. I know the CFPB is ready to work with you and the next confirmed Director, and we have a great deal of energy to ensure continued success,

Chopra wrote to Trump

Every day, Americans from across the country shared their ideas and experiences with us. You helped us hold powerful companies & their executives accountable for breaking the law, and you made our work better,

Chopra said in a post on X, which his departure alongside a detailed letter he sent to Trump

It's the executive's decision and prerogative to see who they want in that role,

a White House official declared

I swore an oath to a five-year term, and I will keep serving that until I can pass the baton to someone else,

Chopra said in an interview this week

Kash PatelfBI director nominee

I have no interest, no desire, and will not, if confirmed, go backwards,

Patel, who has been critical of the agency, said at his Thursday hearing

The longer Director Chopra stays, the harder it will be for this pro-growth administration to undo the politically driven, government-price setting agenda that former President Biden's appointee has engaged in over the last several years.

Weston Loyd, a spokesman for the Consumer Bankers Association, said in a statement to The Times