Kathy Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

On her first day in office, CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger said she has the same reservations about using enforcement actions to regulate the financial services industry that her predecessor did.

"Regulation by enforcement certainly is pushing the envelope," she told reporters Tuesday.

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