Tue
Mar 6 2018
07:22 pm
By: R. Neal
Ex payday lender CEO wants to lead federal consumer watchdog
"Janet Matricciani, former CEO of a payday lending company that had been under investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has asked to be considered for the top job at the agency."
Follow the link for more irony regarding why she thinks she's uniquely qualified. You can't make this stuff up.
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Generally speaking, that
Generally speaking, that seems the standard republican process