Former Ohio governor candidate leaving Biden administration

NBC4's Colleen Marshall interviews Richard Cordray in 2022 in the video player above.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former Ohio attorney general announced this week that he will be stepping down from his position in the Biden administration.

Richard Cordray wrote in a letter Friday that he would not return for another three-year term as the chief operating officer for Federal Student Aid (FSA), part of the U.S. Department of Education overseeing the government's student loan program.