[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 53734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21275]


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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION


Notice of Ratification

    The President appointed me as Director of the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection on January 4, 2012, pursuant to his authority 
under the Recess Appointments Clause, U.S. Const. art. II, Sec.  2, cl. 
3. The President subsequently appointed me as Director on July 17, 
2013, following confirmation by the Senate, pursuant to the 
Appointments Clause, U.S. Const. art. II, Sec.  2, cl. 2. I believe 
that the actions I took during the period I was serving as a recess 
appointee were legally authorized and entirely proper. To avoid any 
possible uncertainty, however, I hereby affirm and ratify any and all 
actions I took during that period.

    Dated: August 27, 2013.
Richard Cordray,
Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
[FR Doc. 2013-21275 Filed 8-29-13; 8:45 am]
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