Seth R. Frotman is an American lawyer serving as the general counsel of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
[1] Between May and December 2006, Frotman was the research and policy director for Patrick Murphy's congressional campaign in Pennsylvania.
[1] In March 2011, Frotman joined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as a senior adviser in the Office of Servicemember Affairs, a position he held until February 2015.
[2] In August 2018, Frotman resigned from his position at the CFPB, citing concerns that the agency's leadership had undermined its ability to protect student loan borrowers.
[2][3] He accused the CFPB's leadership of suppressing a report on bank fees imposed on college students and stated that consumer protection efforts had been deprioritized.