WASHINGTON—Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Acting Director Mick Mulvaney has named Brian Johnson acting deputy director of the BCFP.
Johnson currently serves as principal policy director at the Bureau.
Johnson will replace departing Deputy Director Leandra English, who announced her resignation. English, who had gone to court to challenge the leadership of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, said she plans to also drop her lawsuit challenging Mulvaney as the Bureau's acting director.
“Brian Johnson is the first person I hired at the Bureau and has been an indispensable advisor,” Mulvaney said in a statement. “Brian knows the Bureau like the back of his hand. He approaches his role as a public servant with humility and unsurpassed dedication. His steady character, work ethic, and commitment to free markets and consumer choice make him exactly what our country needs at this agency.”