New York (CNNMoney)--to watch your money through the Agency now responsible for its own finances are being examined.
Judicial watch, the Conservative Government aimed at fighting corruption, consumer financial protection Bureau, financial records, the Foundation getting government agencies have been spending taxpayer money amazing amounts of sign language translation service, basic banking class attorneys and staff salaries.
Acquired under the freedom of information act documents can spend for it shows that the consumer Bureau, $ 465,000 sign language translation services this year.
United States authorities allow the sign language service CFPB disabled to comply with the law and to help the deaf staff inside and outside the Conference presentations and other work-related activities requires people to sign language translation for. Authority, it is not just the amount of $ 54,000 to date award and interpretation in the company at the end of the year, the consumer Bureau was unused funds are returned.
Authority in the financial law from the George Washington University, the base class to another $ 4,500 this summer 6 registered, sent to judicial watch. 2 and a half-day course "banking law regulations, attorneys, consultants, and Bank experts for a comprehensive introduction to familiarize participants in financial law," and "basis" to judicial watch FOIA request obtained through the distribution of flyers through e-mail of the CFPB staff in accordance with the objectives.
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The consumer remains the Agency's enforcement lawyers licensed to practice law Department of their legal education needed to keep some of this class is how to complete the required credits. "This seminar will increase knowledge of the capabilities of our team to attend is our ongoing effort to" CFPB spokesman said. "It is our understanding that the prudential regulator, this course is widely attended by lawyers."
But judicial watch President Tom Fitton "waste" that authority to hire people with the appropriate experience is not the best in the class on the basics of banking means that the lawyer will spend consumer Bureau. He wanted to attend one of the CFPB class that enforcement lawyer himself "Bank World beginners." judicial watch obtained emails that point to the
Other financial and judicial watch last year acquired a high level of employment, the duration of the many consumer Bureau employee 12 $ 225,000 more than 2011, each person had to pay and pay big money, including.
"How can the conservatives or Liberals, such as this, in basic financial lessons, key regulators fail to," Fitton said. "I think they have given you the salary from day one could work without class banking, but they will not be able to do."
Approximately 850 employees and an annual budget of $ 329 billion in 2012, under the consumer route de-Frank law and pay the required said the Federal Reserve and other federal financial regulators will be compared to the benefits.
And that the six-figure salary are not uncommon among the Government agencies. Office of the Comptroller of the currency of the judicial watch found at least $ 225, 000 a year from 2011 85 workers pay and the Securities and Exchange Commission is paying workers more than $ 103 billion last year it based on other documents.
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Director of the CFPB, Richard Cordray makes about $ 180,000 this year, according to the document obtained by judicial watch. Cordray's salary is set by the Dodd-Frank, and actually less than the nearly $ 226,000 significantly now that previously paid by the Executive Agency's Assistant Director. However, the Agency's Deputy Director, Raj date, his boss earning more than $ 243000 salary this year-.
Currently, the Agency's website, the lowest salary range $ 149000 on hiring, and some analysts are about $ 85, 000. IT specialist salary band $ 185,000 from $ 247, Associate Deputy Director of operations for, along with providing an annual $ 103,000 and $ bought it during the days.
"The Fbi's resources to work for the consumer market is used to support our mission," said a spokesman for the CFPB. "We all have to follow the proper procedures to ensure that funding and hiring and procurement and the relevant legal responsibility and careful way to spend."
First published: Aug 21, 2012 at 7: 39 am EST:
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