Trump Fires CFPB Director Rohit Chopra

• Trump fires director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

  Rohit Chopra was one of the more important regulators from the previous Democratic administration who was still on the job since President Trump took office on Jan. 20.
  
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  Rohit Chopra of CFPB Expected Trump to Fire Him Right Away, but He’s Hanging On

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  Trump Administration Fires Consumer Bureau Chief Rohit Chopra

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