CFPB’s top enforcement official, Cara Petersen, resigns
By: Kate Berry | Published: 2025-06-10 20:05:00 | Source: www.nationalmortgagenews.com
Cara Petersen, the principal deputy enforcement director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has resigned from the agency, stating in an email to staff that the bureau’s leadership under the Trump administration has “no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way.”
On Tuesday, Petersen sent an email to the CFPB’s enforcement staff announcing she was leaving the agency after nearly 15 years. She served as the de facto acting enforcement director for the past four months after the resignation in February of Eric Halperin, the former enforcement chief, earlier this year.
The Trump administration has made a pointed effort to reduce the footprint and manpower at the CFPB since President Trump took office in January. CFPB Director Russell Vought is seeking to fire 90% of…
