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Washington, DC (Jan. 23, 2012) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Darrell Issa renewing his requests to call top executives from the nation's biggest mortgage banks to testify and issue subpoenas for documents relating to widespread foreclosure abuses.
Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Danny K.
Washington, D.C. - Rep. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to President Obama's appointment today of Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB):
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 8, 2011) – Rep. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding Senate Republicans' vote today to block President Obama's nomination of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB):
Washington, DC (Dec. 6, 2011) – Today, Rep. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Senators Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Tim Johnson, and Richard Shelby expressing strong support for Richard Cordray to serve as the first Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Washington, D.C. —Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending, issued the statements below on a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finding that banks are not properly maintaining a growing number of vacant and foreclosed properties nationwide.
Washington, DC (Nov. 22, 2011)—Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings released the following statement today regarding the public release of highly redacted "engagement letters" between mortgage servicing companies and independent consultants they hired to review past foreclosure abuses: