Rohit Chopra, the head of the embattled Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), has resigned from his position at the urging of President Trump. Whether he resigned or was fired, it seems, depends on who you talk to:
The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced his departure on Saturday, becoming the latest Biden administration holdover official to be ousted by the Trump administration.
Rohit Chopra, who served as the director of the consumer watchdog agency since 2021, posted a letter addressed to President Trump online, in which he said his term leading the bureau “has concluded.” Chopra had been confirmed for a five-year term, which would have run through late 2026.
“With so much power concentrated in the hands of a few, agencies like the CFPB have never been more critical,” he wrote.
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