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Showdown over top post at key watchdog agency

A showdown over the leadership of a major consumer fraud protection agency was underway Monday, as both President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the person tapped by its former director showed up to work.

What's going on at the CFPB?

Over the holiday weekend, a scramble over who's in charge of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been unfolding.

Barney Frank rips Mulvaney's appointment to CFPB

Former Rep. Barney Frank pushed back Saturday on the White House's assertion that President Donald Trump has the authority to appoint an interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying the independence of watchdog agency was a key consideration when Congress passed the law to create it in 2010.