CFPB Vote, Hearing Set Ahead Of Memorial Day Break
A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau confirmation vote and hearings on tax reform, qualified mortgages, the Dodd-Frank Act and other economic issues are expected in the U.S. Congress this week.
The Senate vote on Richard Cordray’s nomination for the position of CFPB director could happen Thursday, Ryan Donovan, CUNA’s senior vice president of legislative affairs, said. Cordray’s nomination did not receive a Senate vote in 2011, and President Barack Obama appointed Cordray to the CFPB director position during a brief congressional recess in 2012.
Many Senate Republicans have consistently said they would block any CFPB nominee if certain structural changes were not made to the agency makeup.
Cordray’s term as director would end this year if he is not confirmed.
Hearings on tap today include:
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