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Trump’s recruitment of watchdog chiefs impeded by talk of regulatory cuts

Advisers to the incoming president float plans to consolidate patchwork of banking bodies

Republican enthusiasm for culling and combining the many US banking regulators is complicating efforts by the incoming administration of Donald Trump to find heads for those watchdogs.

The problem is particularly acute for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which focuses on the way lenders treat customers. The CFPB has been a target of hostility from Republicans since its creation after the 2008 financial crisis. A number of experienced candidates have demurred when contacted about the position, people familiar with the search said.

“Republicans think the CFPB is unconstitutional, and even if you do make progress in protecting middle-class and low income Americans, the Democrats will never give you credit because you’re wearing the wrong colour jersey,” said a former senior financial regulator who is not interested in the job.

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