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What's Next For The CFPB After Richard Cordray?

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Published November 16, 2017 at 1:33 PM EST
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray arrives at a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council Nov. 16, 2016 at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray arrives at a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council Nov. 16, 2016 at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray announced Wednesday that he’ll be stepping down. The future of the financial watchdog agency is unclear in an administration that supports slashing regulations.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson discusses what’s next with NPR’s Chris Arnold (@Chris_ArnoldNPR).

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