Trump administration halts work at fraud-fighting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The CFPB is an independent government agency tasked with protecting consumers and enforcing rules for banks, credit unions ...
"Let the scams roll": Elon Musk exploits culture wars to turn MAGA against consumer protections
Musk and his allies have a clever way to sell the pro-scam agenda to the MAGA base: Tell them that the CFPB has girl cooties.
Democrats vow to fight shutdown of consumer watchdog agency
A group of 191 House and Senate Democrats sent a letter to Russell Vought, the newly installed director of the Office of ...
36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations
The agency had been one of Wall Street’s most feared regulators, with the power to issue rules on mortgages, credit cards, ...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Warns On Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Cuts: 'Let The Scams Begin'
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says there are "zero cops" overseeing the consumer lending market after the CFPB headquarters were ...
From credit cards to medical debt: What may happen to some key consumer protection rules under Trump
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the so-called cop on the beat protecting Americans from financial abuse, is now under strict orders to do nothing.
Secrecy, covered windows preceded shutdown of consumer protection agency’s headquarters
President Donald Trump’s budget chief has sent an email to consumer protection agency employees telling them to stop working.
DOGE gets access into Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as OMB's Russell Vought takes over as acting head of federal consumer watchdog agency
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is an outlet for Americans dealing with issues such as questionable student loan servicing practices or excessive bank overdraft fees.