Richard Cordray

Most of us have had a beef with our credit card at some point. Maybe they raised your rate. Maybe they cut your credit limit. Maybe they messed up your bill or didn't let you cash in rewards points. As......

Payday loans aren't illegal in Pennsylvania, but you don't see payday lending stores here because a state law caps interest rates at a number that doesn't make the loans profitable. Still, some state residents are getting the loans illegally online......

It's pretty clear that the presidential power to make recess appointments when Congress isn't in session was established to assure a speedy and orderly transition when vacancies unexpectedly arise in key goverment positions when Congress is not in town...

From Mitt Romney and 100,000 jobs: an untenable figure by Glenn Kessler, Washington Post fact checker (who gives the claim three Pinocchios) Interestingly, when Romney ran for the Senate in 1994, his campaign only claimed he had created 10,000 jobs.......

ToddH zinged me in another comment thread by observing that, if I'm annoyed with Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum et. al for their constant over-the-top bleating that the very soul of America is at stake in the November election, I should......

Tired of political shenanigans, President Obama today appointed a director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Obama used a political process known as a recess appointment to seat Richard Cordray, the former Ohio attorney general. He used...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau appears ready to show off its muscle. Last week, it said it wants to oversee debt collectors and credit reporting agencies. Those financial services currently aren't regulated on a regular basis. The CFPB says it'...

Buenas noticias para los consumidores hispanos del sur de Florida! La Oficina para la Protección Financiera del Consumidor (CFPB) lanzó esta semana su sitio web en español: www.consumerfinance.gov/es, que también puedes usar en tu móvil, y que te...

(Reuters) - Senate Democratic leaders plan to hold a vote next week on President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a Senate Democratic aide said on Wednesday, but they are not expected to muster enough votes to...

In requiring the U.S. Senate to confirm presidential appointments, the Constitution aims to ensure a second level of scrutiny of the qualifications of government officials. But Senate Republicans have hijacked the confirmation process, not only to...

University of Maryland system is among 10 colleges and universities promising to make financial aid transparent to students. It’s part of an Obama Administration effort to make sure incoming students understand what they’re getting into. The...

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, chairman of the Financial Services Committee, has told Richard Cordray not to bother. This is part of the recent evidence that government is getting some adult supervision. Barack Obama used a recess...