Seth Frotman

Seth R. Frotman is an American lawyer who previously served as the general counsel of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He founded the Student Borrower Protection Center in 2018.

Education Frotman earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan from 1996 to 2000. He completed a J.D. at Indiana University Maurer School of Law 2001 and 2004.

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. 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.