How consumers can protect their finances as federal safeguards crumble
As the Trump administration looks to neuter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, advocates urge borrowers to step up ...
Trump administration still plans to eliminate consumer finance bureau, witness says
President Donald Trump's administration still plans to fire all workers at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ...
DOGE’s efforts to dismantle consumer finance agency have slowed, official testifies
A top official at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau testified in court Monday that efforts by DOGE to quickly and ...
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Crippling the CFPB Could Hurt Consumers and Loosen Regulations for Financial Giants
Alternative options if you're the victim of unfair and abusive practices as the consumer watchdog 'winds down.' ...
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CFPB inaction harming state consumer protection efforts, Democratic AGs allege
A coalition of 23 Democratic state attorneys general is urging a federal judge in Washington, D.C. to block the Trump ...
The Trump Administration disbanded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Here’s how it could impact rural communities.
Fighting junk fees, tackling medical debt and aiding banking deserts are just some of the protections the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) provided for rural communities. In February, the ...
Banks Want US Consumer Regulator Back to Undo Rules They Loathe
Financial companies were rarely shy about their issues with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But a largely shuttered ...
Federal official recounts chaos inside consumer agency after Trump fired its director
A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial ...
Buying a Home? Without the Consumer Bureau, You Need to Be Your Own Watchdog.
The C.F.P.B. had kept a close eye on mortgage lenders. But with the bureau hobbled, consumers should take several steps, ...
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Consumer protection employees describe DOGE, White House efforts to dismantle CFPB
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said Tuesday that Congress had the power to dismantle the agency, if it so chose, not ...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s financial firm oversight still blocked, email says
In an email, a top official in the CFPB's division of supervision said senior officials had confirmed that supervisory work ...
US consumer inflation slows in February; tariffs expected to boost prices
U.S. consumer prices increased moderately in February as higher shelter costs were partially offset by cheaper airline fares, ...