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title: Senate Confirms Cordray as CFPB Director
date: 2013-07-17T18:38:16-04:00
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# Senate Confirms Cordray as CFPB Director

 July 17, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

The saga of Richard Cordray’s appointment as Director of the CFPB has finally ended: the Senate voted 66-34 today to confirm Cordray. Before the confirmation vote, the Senate voted 71-29 to end the filibuster of Cordray’s nomination, paving way for the confirmation vote.

President Obama [appointed Cordray to the position as a recess appointment](http://www.consumerfinancelawblog.com/2012/01/articles/consumer-financial-protection/cordray-gets-recess-appointment-to-head-cfpb/), but that appointment was set to expire in January. The recess appointment garnered additional attention when a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, arguably calling into question Cordray’s recess appointment as well.

Under the Dodd-Frank Act, Cordray will serve a five year term as Director.

 

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