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• Cordray Fields Questions From House Panel

  By Claude R. Marx, Jim Rubenstein  |  January 31, 2012

  House Republicans asked tough questions of Richard Cordray about his plans for running the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but the session wasn’t as hostile as it was when Elizabeth Warren testified.

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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.

• House Dem Lashes Committee's GOP Chair for Protecting Banks

  By Marc Rapport  |  January 24, 2012

  Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) asks Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) to subpoena mortgage lenders and investigate alleged foreclosure abuses.

• 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."

• Confrontational Politics Can Be Good for All Sides

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 16, 2012

  President Obama was mad as hell and wasn’t going to take it anymore. Nuance, subtlety and appeals to reason weren’t cutting it. So when it came to trying to break gridlock on the confirmation of a director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Obama did it the old fashioned way: He...

• Obama Vows to Keep Pushing for Cordray

  By Claude R. Marx  |  December 8, 2011

  President doesn't outline next steps; recess appointment might be possibility.

• Senate Rejects Cordray as CFPB Head

  By Claude R. Marx  |  December 8, 2011

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau remains officially leaderless.

• House Dems Urge Senate GOP To Allow Vote On Head Of CFPB

  By Claude R. Marx  |  November 18, 2011

  House lawmakers ask Senate Minority Leader McConnell to allow a vote.

• Elizabeth Warren Eyes Senate Run

  By Claude R. Marx  |  September 13, 2011

  CFPB creator reported set to announce bid for Democratic nomination in Massachusetts.

• Warren Moving Closer to Possible Senate Run

  By Claude R. Marx  |  August 12, 2011

  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau creator considering leaving Harvard again.