“A Wakeup Call to All of Us”: Richard Cordray on COVID and Consumers

The former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and author of the book “Watchdog” talks about the financial risks posed to consumers during the current crisis and what steps policymakers should be taking to address them. He also offers his predictions on what a pending Supreme Court ruling could mean for the CFPB and reveals why the Trump administration balked from ousting him while he was the agency’s leader.