On March 28, 2019, the House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 1500, the Consumers First Act, by a 34-26 vote.

The bill is intended to reverse various actions taken by Mick Mulvaney during his tenure as CFPB Acting Director.

The podcast discusses what’s in the Consumers First Act (H.R. 1500, intended to undo Mick Mulvaney’s CFPB actions), the impact of current House dynamics on the bill’s or specific provisions’ prospects for passage, the topics of other financial services bills likely to have bipartisan support, and how CFPB Director Kraninger’s approach is likely to compare to Mr. Mulvaney’s.