richard cordray

• Maryland

Minnich: ‘Little Guy Heroes’ my foot

Minnich: ‘Little Guy Heroes’ my foot

• Opinion

Don't let Trump gut financial protection bureau

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is fighting to protect 99 percent of Americans from predatory products and services. Yet the 1 percent of Wall Street elites who are running our government are trying to put the agency out of business. Don't let them; we can't afford to lose the agency that is fighting for us.

• U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Federal watchdog sues Md. company over lead paint settlements

A federal financial oversight agency sued a Maryland-based financial firm on Monday, alleging it created an illegal scheme to deceive victims of lead paint poisoning from collecting court-approved settlements.

By John Fritze

Nov 21, 2016

• Opinion

Payday lenders don't 'fleece the poor'

Payday lenders don't 'fleece the poor'

• Maryland

Sprint and Verizon Wireless to pay $158 million in mobile 'cramming' settlement

Sprint and Verizon Wireless will pay $158 million in penalties and refunds to consumers in Maryland and elsewhere under a nationwide settlement over allegations of mobile cramming, Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced Tuesday.

By Lorraine Mirabella

May 12, 2015

• Business

Maryland to receive $88 million of $2.1 billion national settlement

Maryland will receive about $86 million for principal reduction, the sixth-highest amount, or 4.3 percent of the relief available, according to Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler. There are also 2,461 loans eligible for cash payments, with disbursements expected to be more than $1,000 each.

• Opinion

In the Senate, crisis averted — for now

A deal to avoid the 'nuclear option' and secure Senate votes for President Barack Obama's nominees is welcome, but the filibuster still needs reform.

• Opinion

In the Senate, crisis averted — for now

• Politics

Deal to avoid 'nuclear option' clears path for Perez

Senate leaders struck a deal Tuesday to avoid a showdown over the use of filibusters, ending a political drama and clearing the way for Marylander Thomas E. Perez to win confirmation as head of the Labor Department.

• Politics

Deal to avoid 'nuclear option' clears path for Perez

• Politics

Perez confirmation vote hangs on Senate's 'nuclear option' debate

Thomas E. Perez, the Marylander nominated by President Barack Obama to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, is set to face a critical vote in the Senate this week that puts his confirmation in the middle of a blistering battle over the use of the filibuster.

• Consumers

CFPB: Consumers can pay steeply for overdraft protection

CFPB says it's difficult for consumers to understand and avoid overdraft fees

• Business

Consumer advocates stress discrimination concerns despite new mortgage rule

Consumer advocates welcomed a federal effort aiming to prevent predatory mortgage lending at a town hall in Baltimore on Thursday, but expressed worries that new rules would not halt discrimination.

• Business

Consumer agency director coming to Baltimore to announce new mortgage rule

Richard Cordray, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is expected to announce the adoption of a pioneering federal rule Thursday that is intended to prevent a repeat performance of the risky mortgage lending that led to the mid-2000s housing boom and bust.

• Business

CFPB coming to Baltimore to talk mortgage policy

Consumer agency CFPB to discuss mortgage policy in Baltimore

• Business

CFPB orders Capital One Bank to refund $140 million to consumers

CFPB orders Capital One to return tens of millions of dollars to consumers

• Consumers

CFPB to begin to oversight of credit bureaus

Large credit bureaus to come under CFPB oversight in late September

• Education

University of Maryland pledges to make financial aid transparent

10 universities promise to make financial aid transparent to students

• U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

CFPB takes first step toward regulating prepaid cards

CFPB takes step to begin regulating prepaid debit cards

• Maryland

John Culleton: Reimpose regulations on banking

• U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

CFPB shedding light on hidden fees in international money transfers

CFPB issues new rule on money transfers

• Opinion

A chance to right an old wrong

Fair housing: New consumer watchdog agency means that for the first time in decades, fair housing laws can be effectively enforced

• Opinion

Let Consumer Financial Protection Bureau do its job

With President Obama's recess appointment done, it's time to allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to do its job

• U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Let Consumer Financial Protection Bureau do its job

• Consumers

Wish list for new director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Open letter to Richard Cordray on consumer issues needing to be addressed

• Opinion

The imperial hypocrisy of Harry Reid

Jonah Goldberg says the Senate leader, who once railed against recess appointments, supports President Obama in the worst recess appointment of all

• Readers Respond

Sen. Mitch McConnell's threat: Mean-spirited and undignified

Sen. McConnell's threat to make Obama a 'one-term president' was mean-spirited and lacking in dignity

• Opinion

Cordray appointment: A win for Obama -- and the public

The interim appointment of Richard Cordray over GOP objections gives Mr. Obama a chance to stand up for ordinary consumers

• Opinion

Cordray appointment: A win for Obama -- and the public

• Elections

Obama to defy Senate Republicans and appoint CFPB director

Obama to appoint CFPB director over Senate Republican objections

• Opinion

GOP's anti-democratic tantrum

Attorney General Douglas Gansler is outraged that Republicans who lost the fight to create a consumer financial protection agency are now blocking the president's outstanding nominee to run it

• Opinion

GOP's anti-democratic tantrum