Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Senators Ask Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To Address Medical Debt Reporting
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), asked Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray to begin addressing the harmful impact of medical debt collections and reporting on consum...…Read More
Posted on 8/3/2012 | -
Banking Panel Examines Private Student Loans
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, conducted a hearing entitled, “Private Student Loans: Providing Flexibility and Opportunity to Borrowers?” today. The hearing examined the private student loan mark...…Read More
Posted on 7/24/2012 | -
Brown Statement on Richard Cordray's Appointment
In response to the White House’s announcement that President Obama will appoint Richard Cordray to be the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), who chairs the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Prote...…Read More
Posted on 1/4/2012 | -
Sen. Brown, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Outline New Initiative to Simplify Credit Card Agreements
As Senate Prepares to Vote on Nomination for CFPB Director, Brown Outlines Why Richard Cordray is the Right Nominee for the Job “Know Before You Owe” Initiative Would Simplify Credit Card Agreements to Two Pages, Improve Readability Brown Releases County-by-County Snapshot of Credit Card Debt in Ohio ...…Read More
Posted on 12/7/2011 | -
Senate Committee Clears Richard Cordray's Nomination to Head Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Senate Banking Committee cleared the nomination of Richard Cordray to serve as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by a vote of 12-10. The nomination will be voted on by the full Senate. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), who chairs the Committee’s panel on Fin...…Read More
Posted on 10/6/2011 | -
In Advance of Senate Vote, Banking Panel Examines Role of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Supporting Job Creation and Financial Stability
In advance of a full Senate vote on Richard’s Cordray’s nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) conducted a hearing entitled, “Consumer Protection and Middle Class Wealth Building in an Age of Growing Household Debt&rdquo...;…Read More
Posted on 10/4/2011 | -
Brown Introduces Richard Cordray at Senate Hearing on His Nomination to Head Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing today on the nomination of Richard Cordray to serve as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), who chairs the Committee’s panel on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, introduced...…Read More
Posted on 9/6/2011 |