Richard Cordray, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced he will resign at the end of this month. Cordray has been at the epicenter of controversy.
His official statement is below:
“It has been a joy of my life to have the opportunity to serve our country as the first director of the Consumer Bureau by working alongside all of you here,” he wrote. “Together we have made a real and lasting difference that has improved people’s lives.”
It has been the position of many that he used the lack of Congressional Oversight to abuse the power bestowed upon him. During a hearing in April, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, who chairs the House Financial Services Committee, called for Cordray to be fired.
“For conducting unlawful activities, abusing his authority, denying market participants due process, Richard Cordray should be dismissed by our president. Not only must Mr. Cordray go, but this CFPB must go as well,” Hensarling said.
Let’s hope the next representative represents the interests of American citizens in a fair and ethical manner.
