Lawmaker to Consumer head Cordray: State 'political ambitions'

Democrat Richard Cordray is facing increasing pressure to announce his intentions in next year's race for Ohio governor.House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, has written the 58-year-old Cordray urging him to reveal by Wednesday whether he plans to resign as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.Hensarling, a leading Cordray critic, also sought Cordray's "categorical denial" that political considerations are influencing his federal work. A message seeking