Consumers Financial Protection Bureau

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  Republicans Push Cordray on Transparency and Legitimacy

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 24, 2012

  New CFPB director said he would work with credit unions and community banks to better understand impact of its actions.

• Cordray Goes Before House Panel on Tuesday

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 23, 2012

  Panel chair says CFPB director's recess appointment "runs counter to the constitutional requirements for a recess appointment."

• Obama Doubles Down With Cordray and CFPB

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 9, 2012

  President Obama circumvented Senate Republicans and made a recess appointment of Richard Cordray to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In making the appointment he explained that we “shouldn’t be weakening oversight and accountability, we should be strengthening it–especially when it comes to looking out for families."

• Billing Disputes Main Cause of Card Complaints to CFPB

  By Claude R. Marx  |  November 30, 2011

  Agency said it received 5,074 complaints about credit cards during its first three months of operation.

• Cordray Hearing Postponed Until September

  By Claude R. Marx  |  August 2, 2011

  Senate Banking Chair Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) announces rescheduling from Thursday to Sept. 6 but gives no reason.

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  Print Preview: Headless CFPB Saddles Up Thursday

  By Claude R. Marx  |  July 15, 2011

  An in-depth look at the debut of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is featured in the July 20 edition of Credit Union Times.