Chopra’s installation at the CFPB is expected to jumpstart rulemaking and enforcement efforts by the regulator. At his confirmation hearing in March, Chopra said his priorities include scrutiny of how mortgage servicers work with distressed borrowers.
The plaintiff is former COO Tamara Richards, who was making at least $800,000 a year at loanDepot. She has a blue chip resume that includes stints at Bank of America (10 years), Caliber Home Loans and other shops.
But the influential HFSC chair — who has no Congressional vote on such a nomination — also noted the acting director’s experience as a prudential regulator...