News bites: Will Cordray’s confirmation further embolden regulators?

Cordray, meanwhile, maintains the end of the fight over his nomination means certainty for the CFPB and the industries it regulates.

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke must walk a fine line Wednesday on the Fed’s easy-money policy, as he prepares to testify before the House Financial Services Committee, according to Reuters.

President Obama’s new selections to serve on the National Labor Relations Board include a union lawyer and a labor board council, The Hill reports.

International securities regulators are taking aim at the threat of cyberattacks against financial firms, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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