House Financial Committee Hearing Reviewing The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Representative Maxine Waters, a Democrat from California and chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, center, questions Kathleen Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), not pictured, during a hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, March 7, 2019. Waters is seeking information from the CFPB about recent settlements that did not include consumer relief and asking staff employees to blow the whistle on actions they see as weakening consumer protection. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images