Kathy Kraninger

The appointment of Ms. Kraninger, 43, a Pittsburgh native and graduate of Marquette University and Georgetown Law School, prompted strong resistance from consumer advocates. Mr. Mulvaney has sought to drastically scale back the bureau’s investigations and enforcement actions against lenders, especially in the payday industry. Ms. Kraninger specialized in homeland security matters before joining Mick Mulvaney’s staff at the Office of Management and Budget in March 2017. Ms. Kraninger has spent much of her career on Capitol Hill, including serving as the clerk for the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Homeland Security and working with the House Appropriations subcommittee on homeland security and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.