Tom Pahl has had the opportunity to make the regulatory rounds in recent years, uniquely preparing him for this moment. On Monday he returns to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as Policy Associate Director for Research, Markets & Regulations (RMR). He will report directly to Acting Director Mick Mulvaney.
A longtime regulator, Pahl served at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a number of different roles from 1998-2013, when he was recruited to the CFPB to work on a debt collection rule.