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Speech

Published JUL 09, 2012

No Más: Prepared Remarks by Director Cordray to the National Council of La Raza

The foreclosure crisis had a devastating impact on median wealth in this community in particular. And now you and everyone else are dealing with a dried-up...

By Richard Cordray

Speech

Published JUN 26, 2012

Written Testimony of Holly Petraeus before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

First and foremost are the financial concerns of military homeowners.

By Holly Petraeus

Speech

Published JUN 21, 2012

Prepared Remarks by Richard Cordray at Military Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Guidance for Mortgage Servicers Press Conference

We want to make sure that mortgage servicers comply with the laws that prohibit unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices when it comes to a servicemember's...

By Richard Cordray

Speech

Published JUN 21, 2012

Prepared Remarks by Holly Petraeus at Military Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Guidance for Mortgage Servicers Press Conference

We're pleased to have the support of the prudential regulators who signed the guidance we're announcing today – the Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC, the...

By Holly Petraeus

Speech

Published MAR 28, 2012

Prepared Remarks by Richard Cordray before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

And we have certain goals in common: a strong and vibrant financial sector; a highly competitive economy that works for Americans in both the short run and...

By Richard Cordray

Press release

Published FEB 10, 2012

Holly Petraeus Statement on the Servicemember Protections in the Mortgage Servicing Settlement

"The provisions relating to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) in this agreement will help ensure that members of the military won't be denied...

Press release

Published FEB 10, 2012

CFPB Director Richard Cordray Statement on the Mortgage Servicing Settlement

The settlement will provide $25 billion in financial relief to distressed homeowners and establish new servicer standards of conduct.

Speech

Published DEC 01, 2011

Remarks by Raj Date at the Consumer Federation of America’s Financial Services Conference

I’d like to thank everyone at the CFA for your leadership and extraordinary work on consumer financial reform on behalf of ordinary Americans.

By Raj Date

Speech

Published SEP 20, 2011

Remarks by Raj Date at American Banker’s Regulatory Symposium

We are here today to discuss the Dodd-Frank Act and its implications for consumers, businesses, and the economy. From my, admittedly biased, perspective...

By Raj Date

Speech

Published JUL 12, 2011

Statement by Holly Petraeus to the forum, Fighting on the Homefront: Wrongful Foreclosures Against Military Families

Congress, in creating the OSA, recognized that protecting our servicemembers from suffering financial repercussions for answering the call to service is not...

By Holly Petraeus

Speech

Published MAR 16, 2011

Testimony of Elizabeth Warren Before the House Financial Services Committee

Today, we are pleased to report that we firmly believe in the importance of making prices clearer, making risks more obvious, and cutting back on the fine...

By Elizabeth Warren

Speech

Published MAR 08, 2011

Partnering: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and State Attorneys General

it is our objective to make sure that markets for consumer financial products and services operate transparently and efficiently to facilitate access and...

By Richard Cordray

Speech

Published FEB 25, 2011

Joanne Alter Women in Government Lecture

It is an honor to be here to commemorate Joanne Alter, whose commitment to meaningful change – both inside and outside of government, despite all odds –...

By Elizabeth Warren

Op-ed

Published DEC 22, 2010

Foreclosure Scandal Shows Need for Consumer Agency

The practices now under investigation took root and grew because there was no single federal regulator with both the responsibility and the tools to look out for consumers.

By Elizabeth Warren

Speech

Published DEC 02, 2010

Priorities for the New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

It has a chance to define clear goals for the agency and a chance to set a direction that is good for families, good for those in the industry who want to...

By Elizabeth Warren

Speech

Published OCT 28, 2010

Main Street First: Fixing Broken Markets and Rebuilding the Middle Class

I am also glad to help set this new agency on the path to strengthen the economic health of American families.

By Elizabeth Warren

Op-ed

Published SEP 17, 2010

Fighting to Protect Consumers

President Obama understands the importance of leveling the playing field again for families and creating protections that work not just for the wealthy or...

By Elizabeth Warren