Seattle Times says Eugene Kimmelman is a top contender for the CFPB job: 

Three strong, credible choices are mentioned to lead the powerful new agency, but longtime consumer advocate and knowledgeable Capitol Hill veteran Eugene Kimmelman is the preferred choice.

He was vice president of federal and international affairs at the Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports magazine, before he joined the administration as deputy assistant attorney general in the antitrust division of the Justice Department.