http://www.mail.com/people/1599784-richard-cordray.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/1599784-richard-cordray.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2069976-ny-officials-vow-attack-predatory-debt-fixing.html NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities announced a crackdown Tuesday on predatory businesses that cheat "desperate and vulnerable" people harmed by the 2008 financial crisis with phony promises to consolidate their debt. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara told a news conference that charges were brought against the owner and three employees of a New York company th... Tue, 07 May 2013 23:47:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2069976-ny-officials-vow-attack-predatory-debt-fixing.html 2013-05-07T23:47:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2044804-justice-dept-appeals-recess-case-to-supreme-court.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that found the president's recess appointments to a labor agency unconstitutional. In a petition seeking review, the Justice Department said the decision undermines a key presidential power that has been used for more than a century to ap... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:23:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2044804-justice-dept-appeals-recess-case-to-supreme-court.html 2013-04-25T21:23:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2039594-republicans-rap-consumer-agencys-data-collection.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are criticizing federal regulators' efforts to track the credit card, mortgage and spending habits of millions of consumers by collecting anonymous data about them. Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho says the newly established Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should be watching out for consumers — not watching them. Agency h... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:48:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2039594-republicans-rap-consumer-agencys-data-collection.html 2013-04-23T17:48:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986350-bracketracket-quiz-thought-peeps.html Welcome to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA. For our first Sweet 16 edition, we've got a geography quiz by Shockers and Explorers, a coach in rarified air, a former Ohio attorney general rooting for Michigan State and Jim Larranaga's thought for the day. All that and some Bracket Bits that include all of Dunk City's postseas... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:59:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986350-bracketracket-quiz-thought-peeps.html 2013-03-29T18:59:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1964764-senate-panel-advances-white-nomination-to-head.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has approved Mary Jo White's nomination to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission and sent it along for a final vote. The Senate Banking Committee approved White's nomination on a 21-1 vote. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, was the only member to object. White is expected to be confirmed by the full Senate and become the f... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:59:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1964764-senate-panel-advances-white-nomination-to-head.html 2013-03-19T14:59:46Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1955388-govt-seeks-closer-oversight-student-loan-firms.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's consumer finance watchdog wants stricter oversight of companies that collect and log student loan payments. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed Thursday that it supervise the activities of nonbank student loan companies — a more stringent form of regulation than these companies have faced in the past. The b... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:50:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1955388-govt-seeks-closer-oversight-student-loan-firms.html 2013-03-14T20:50:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1948662-white-promises-unrelenting-enforcement.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Mary Jo White vowed Tuesday to make "bold and unrelenting" enforcement of Wall Street a high priority if she is confirmed chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The former federal prosecutor told a Senate panel that investors need to know the playing field is level and that wrongdoers will be "aggressively and successfully" ... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:45:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1948662-white-promises-unrelenting-enforcement.html 2013-03-12T16:45:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1948058-senate-panel-to-question-obamas-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Mary Jo White, President Barack Obama's pick to be chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, will likely face tough questions Tuesday from senators about her decade of legal work representing some of the nation's largest banks and corporations. But after the Senate Banking Committee hearing is over, White is ultimately expected... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:20:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1948058-senate-panel-to-question-obamas-nominee.html 2013-03-12T10:20:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1849236-aging-america-elder-abuse-use-shelters-up.html MASON, Ohio (AP) — She raises her hands to her snow-white hair in a gesture of frustrated bewilderment, then slowly lowers them to cover eyes filling with tears. The woman, in her 70s, is trying to explain how she wound up in a shelter that could well be where she spends the rest of her life. While the woman was living with a close family member, official... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1849236-aging-america-elder-abuse-use-shelters-up.html 2013-01-27T14:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1847564-obama-praises-nominees-sec-consumer-panel.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says his picks for two top posts will crack down on those whose irresponsible behavior threatens the U.S. economy and the middle class. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama praises his nominee to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mary Jo White, and his pick for the Consumer Financial Protectio... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 10:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1847564-obama-praises-nominees-sec-consumer-panel.html 2013-01-26T10:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845972-court-obama-appointments-violate-constitution.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate last year to appoint three members of the National Labor Relations Board, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in a far-reaching decision that could severely limit a chief executive's powers to make recess appointments. The decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845972-court-obama-appointments-violate-constitution.html 2013-01-25T23:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1844364-obama-picks-prosecutor-to-head.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sent his strongest signal yet Thursday that he wants the government to get tougher with Wall Street, appointing a former prosecutor to head the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first time in the agency's 79-year history. Mary Jo White, former U.S. attorney in Manhattan, has an extensive record of prosecut... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1844364-obama-picks-prosecutor-to-head.html 2013-01-24T21:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1842906-top-white-collar-crime-prosecutor-to-lead.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated Mary Jo White, a former U.S. attorney who built a reputation prosecuting white-collar criminals, terrorists and mobsters, to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission. The agency has a lead role in implementing changes on Wall Street. Obama also named Richard Cordray to stay on as head of th... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1842906-top-white-collar-crime-prosecutor-to-lead.html 2013-01-24T19:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1826328-feds-finalize-protections-mortgage-borrowers.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's consumer lending watchdog finalized new rules Thursday aimed at protecting homeowners from shoddy service and unexpected fees charged by companies that collect their monthly mortgage payments. Mortgage servicing companies will be required to provide clear monthly billing statements, warn borrowers before interest rate hi... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 04:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1826328-feds-finalize-protections-mortgage-borrowers.html 2013-01-17T04:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1823112-banks-agencys-oversight-slow-costly.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Bankers and financial industry leaders are criticizing the early efforts of the government's new consumer finance watchdog, saying a slow and inefficient oversight process has slowed lending and made it more difficult for them to do business. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's team that examines banks is understaffed, inexperienc... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1823112-banks-agencys-oversight-slow-costly.html 2013-01-15T21:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1810612-federal-rules-aim-to-curb-risky-mortgages.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators for the first time are laying out rules aimed at ensuring that mortgage borrowers can afford to repay the loans they take out. The rules being unveiled Thursday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau impose a range of obligations and restrictions on lenders, including bans on the risky "interest-only" and "no docu... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1810612-federal-rules-aim-to-curb-risky-mortgages.html 2013-01-10T11:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1745364-court-hears-challenge-to-obama-recess-appointments.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and business groups told a federal appeals court Wednesday that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution earlier this year when he bypassed the Senate to fill vacancies in his administration. Attorneys for the groups told a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that Obama abused his power... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1745364-court-hears-challenge-to-obama-recess-appointments.html 2012-12-05T20:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1731510-courts-to-hear-challenges-to-obama-appointments.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major test of presidential power, federal appeals courts are starting to hear legal challenges to President Barack Obama's decision to bypass the Senate in appointing three members to the National Labor Relations Board. The challenges in more than two dozen labor cases around the country have been winding their way through the legal... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1731510-courts-to-hear-challenges-to-obama-appointments.html 2012-11-29T17:04:00Z