Consumer advocates are cheering the appointment of Richard Cordray as chief of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but the banking industry is worried he will overreach.

When Richard Cordray got to Washington in January 2011, his stint in the Obama administration was expected to be a steppingstone to his next political gig — perhaps in the U.S. Senate or the ...

The Department of Education announced Monday that Richard Cordray will be the chief operating officer of federal student aid, a high-profile position within the office responsible for managing the ...

Richard Cordray, first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, warns that President Trump is trying to wipe out the 'police' of banks.

CINCINNATI — The annual AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic is a staple for up-and-coming Democrats in Ohio. Surrounded by welders, electricians and their families eating hot dogs, Richard Cordray, the ...

Richard Cordray, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, is stepping down as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 1:25 p.m. ET ...

Cordray’s campaign pointed to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing the increase in firearm deaths. There were 8.28 firearm deaths per 100,000 residents in Ohio in ...

President Obama will nominate former Ohio attorney general Richard Cordray to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, sidestepping Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren, who envisioned the ...

Richard Cordray, who has led the Federal Student Aid office since 2021, is stepping down at the end of June, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Friday. His departure arrives amid withering ...