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26 MULVANEY: "THE BUREAU IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE ACCOUNTABLE" Mick Mulvaney, the Acting Director of the CFPB, appeared before the House Committee on Financial Services to testify on the 2018 Semi- Annual Report of the CFPB that was released in April. is was the first of the two hearings where Mulvaney was set to testify. In his opening remarks, Mulvaney noted that, while the statute required him to be there, it didn't say a word about answering questions or testifying. "I think that's wrong and I'm using it as one of the examples of how this statute is written," Mulvaney said. "e bureau is not designed to be accountable and my work there is aimed towards one end goal: to make the bureau more account- able." Mulvaney said that he was there to answer questions from the committee and was of the opinion that both sides of the political spectrum would be served by fixing the statute on CFPB's rules and bringing more transparency to the way the bureau worked. A former congressman himself, Mulvaney, who also serves as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, was asked questions ranging from the extent that the bureau protected consumers' rights to a competitive and transpar- ent market, to rumors about running for Speaker of the House next year. "My job is to make sure the bureau is acting consistently with our statutory responsibilities, to improve our daily operations and our interac- tions with consumers and industry, and to ensure we are accountable to the American people," Mulvaney said. In his written testimony, Mulvaney laid out the new strategic priorities for the bureau, which included recognizing free markets and consumer choice and taking a prudent, consis- tent, and humble approach to enforcing the law. "is reflects my understanding that consumers and creditors alike gain from mutual exchange, provided that promises are kept, terms are clearly disclosed, and property rights are protected," Mulvaney said. On a question from the committee on the bureau's budget, Mulvaney answered that, while the bureau had asked for $0 for the second quarter, they had requested the Federal Reserve for $98.5 million for the bureau's expenses in the third quarter. Answering a question on the new approach that the bureau planned to take to fulfill its strategic priorities, Mulvaney said, "e bureau is going about its work in several new ways. First, to execute the new mission, the bureau will continue to seek the counsel of others and make decisions only after weighing relevant available evidence and a full range of perspectives. Second, the bureau will protect the legal rights of all, equally. And third, we will do what is right with confidence, acting with humility and modera- tion." When it comes to your property there is steel, and there is what people can steal. Vacant Property Security offers the toughest product available for securing your properties. BE STEEL SECURE » Digital keypad security and keyed steel doors » Custom and steel sheeting » Lot fortress » Exterior and interior debris removal » Cleaning/inspections » Quality control/digital locks and lock changes » Risk assessment » AC fortress » Weather and tamper proof security measures » Wireless monitoring with video snapshot capabilities » Silent and siren alarms » Solar Security lights » Lawn care » Snow removal » Utility bill transfers THE MULTIFACETED SOLUTION FOR YOUR EVERY PROPERTY SECURITY NEED. | 800.918.9100 | WWW.VPS360.COM | INFO@VPS360.COM