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Consumers Score Long Deserved Victory As Obama Appoints Cordray

President Obama announced that he was making a recess appointment to name Richard Cordray as head of the CFPB giving the watchdog its full power to protect consumers. After months of delay and politicking, Richard Cordray was appointed to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He’ll start with a full set of powers to Continue Reading

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Richard Cordray Appointed to Head CFPB: Consumers to get much needed protections

DYD applauds the news that Richard Cordray will be appointed to serve as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. While Cordray has received bipartisan praise, his appointment has been held up for months in the Senate, where opponents of the CFPB demanded changes be made to weaken the bureau. The absence of a Continue Reading

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