Senate Confirms Cordray To Head The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Senate Confirms Cordray To Head The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: The Senate confirmed Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday evening in a vote of 66 to 34, just hours after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) struck a deal with Republicans that averted a controversial change to senate rules. Cordray was first nominated to direct the CFPB in July [...]/p