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GOP report accuses watchdog of going easy on Wells Fargo

By KEN SWEET - Associated Press

Nearly 5,000 Florida students could get help from settlement

Associated Press

Federal agency seeks penalties against Mississippi lender

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

In this file photo, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray speaks during a a hearing in Denver where he discussed his agency's proposal on arbitration, in Denver, Colo., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. If enacted, the plan would severely curtail a contentious practice called mandatory arbitration, which consumer advocates have long argued does a disservice to people who have disputes with banks, credit card issuers and other financial service providers. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) **FILE**

House votes to undo Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s arbitration rule

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Lawyers' Gift from the CFPB Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Consumer protection bureau is a gift to trial lawyers

By Peter Weyrich

Feds: Tribe-owned online lenders collected on invalid debts

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray listens to a speaker during a a hearing in Denver. State and federal authorities are suing Ocwen Financial Corp., saying the mortgage servicing company botched the handling of millions of mortgage accounts. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday, April 20, 2017, that Ocwen generated errors in borrowers' accounts, failed to credit payments, illegally foreclosed on homeowners, and charged borrowers for add-on products without their consent. Ocwen is one of the nation's largest non-bank mortgage lenders. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Regulators sue Ocwen Financial, say it mishandled mortgages

By KEN SWEET - Associated Press

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, in this Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, file photo. Trump signed an executive order that directed the Treasury secretary to review the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial oversight law, which reshaped financial regulation after 2008-2009 crisis. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Banking group urges Senate to make major reforms to Dodd-Frank and consumer agency

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Dec. 12, 2012, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the nation's most prominent gay politician, speaks about his impending retirement during an interview with The Associated Press on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Barney Frank accuses Justice Dept. of ‘assault’ on consumer bureau

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this March 26, 2015, file photo, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray speaks during a panel discussion in Richmond, Va. Republicans are urging President Donald Trump to fire Cordray, and some Ohio Democrats focused on next year’s race for governor say go for it. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Justice Department: President should have power to fire head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this March 26, 2015, file photo, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray speaks during a panel discussion in Richmond, Va. Republicans are urging President Donald Trump to fire Cordray, and some Ohio Democrats focused on next year’s race for governor say go for it. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Justice opposes Obama’s consumer bureau in major court case

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Trump administration wants freer hand to fire head of agency

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

In this March 26, 2015, file photo, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray speaks during a panel discussion in Richmond, Va. Republicans are urging President Donald Trump to fire Cordray, and some Ohio Democrats focused on next year’s race for governor say go for it. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Ohio Dems see edge if Trump tells agency head ‘you’re fired’

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Illustration on the CFBP by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Richard Cordray should be fired by Trump

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Richard Cordray, consumer watchdog chief: We’ll keep doing job to the best of our ability’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. Trump signed an executive order that will direct the Treasury secretary to review the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial oversight law, which reshaped financial regulation after 2008-2009 crisis. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Donald Trump targets CFPB in plan to unravel Dodd-Frank Act

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2015, file photo, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons presents the Vanguard Award on stage at the 46th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Calif. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it has ordered Simmons' company RushCard to pay $13 million in fines and restitution related to a 2015 outage that cut off its customers from their money. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Russell Simmons’ RushCard fined $13 million for 2015 outage

By KEN SWEET - Associated Press

Democratic state AGs move to defend consumer watchdog

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

Consumer agency sues Navient over student loan repayments

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press