“President Trump’s decision to fire CFPB Director Rohit Chopra marks the end of an era of strong consumer protection and the beginning of a plan to end this important agency,” Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, said in a statement.

Rohit Chopra was one of the more important regulators from the previous Democratic administration who was still on the job since President Trump took office on Jan. 20.

As Republicans mull unwinding Biden-era CFPB policies, Chopra’s strategy seems to have been “to make that as hard as possible by making the list as long as possible,” said a panelist during a Thursday webinar.

The change in leadership could portend radical changes at one of the nation’s most powerful consumer watchdog agencies.

President Donald Trump has dismissed Rohit Chopra as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in his latest purge of officials appointed under the Biden administration.  Chopra shared news of his departure on X,

Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, posted a letter to President Donald Trump on X announcing that he would no longer serve in the role.

The removal of Chopra, who established a reputation as an aggressive watchdog under former President Joe Biden, was widely expected after he spent years sparring with the financia

Rohit Chopra had led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2021. Consumer groups praised his leadership, while Republicans have frequently attacked the agency.