The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced this week that it will immediately begin supervision of non-bank servicers and lenders. The supervision became possible due to President Obama’s controversially executed appointment of Richard Cordray as director of the CFPB. “Since most of these businesses are not used to any federal oversight, our new supervision program may be a challenge for them,” Cordray said this week of non-banks. “But we must establish clear standards of conduct so that all financial providers play by the rules.” ...