Under a Barrage of Praise and Criticism, Warren is Named Temporary Overseer of BCFP; Transfer Date is Announced
September 23, 2010
Elizabeth Warren’s appointment as temporary construction manager for building the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection immediately drew a range of barbs and praises, largely along party lines. Separately, the Obama administration this week announced a formal “transfer date” of July 21, 2011, for other agencies to cede consumer protection authority to the BCFP. Warren said...