The power struggle raging Monday (Tuesday in Manila) at the top of a key consumer protection agency underscores US President Donald Trump's efforts to rein in financial regulation.

Two senior government officials claim to be rightfully in charge of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—a Trump appointee and the agency's new deputy director—and the politically charged case was poised to play out in the federal courts.

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