Key insight: Mark Paoletta automatically became acting director on Saturday, due to Russell Vought's term expiring. Mark Paoletta automatically became acting director on Saturday, due to Russell Vought's term expiring. 2 at the bureau and the agency's chief legal officer, steps into the role of acting director. He served two, 210-day terms as acting director, the maximum time allowable under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, which limits the duration that an acting official can lead a federal agency. It is unclear how long Paoletta will serve in the acting role at the CFPB.