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    Scary thought: Trump now gets to pick the country's top consumer watchdog

    by David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times Nov 15, 2017 3 minutes

    After this week naming a former drug industry executive to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, President Trump now will be able to appoint his own pick to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

    Maybe someone from the payday lending business?

    How about the former head of Wells Fargo? Or Equifax?

    If I sound cynical, it's because consumers owe a debt of gratitude to Richard Cordray, who announced Wednesday that he's stepping down at the end of the month

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