With mass layoffs expected, judge to weigh blocking the dismantling of consumer watchdog CFPB
Union members have asked a judge to block the dismantling of the CFPB consumer protection agency, alleging most of its 1,700 ...
Trump has subdued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. So what does this agency do?
President Trump and other critics of the agency say it needs to be shut down. Supporters of the agency point to its record of protecting consumers.
Consumers don't need more hidden fees, tricky loans, or a repeat of financial crisis
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been a go-to financial agency for dealing with bad practices. Trump ...
US consumer bureau upheaval leaves consumers adrift, experts say
The Trump administration's rapid dismantling of the U.S. consumer protection watchdog will have broad implications for ...
How America's chief consumer-protection agency came into the Trump administration's crosshairs
While business groups have long lamented actions taken by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Trump and his allies want ...
Consumer advocacy organization files complaint over Trump's meme coin
Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy organization, has called for a federal investigation into whether U.S. President Donald ...
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 ...
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Takeaways from First Washington My Health My Data Act Complaint
It took some time, but we officially have the first complaint filed alleging violations of the Washington My Health, My Data Act (“MHMDA”).
Powell says bank accounts ‘safe’ despite teardown of consumer protection agency
The Federal Reserve chair testified before a Senate panel. “We do not need to be in a hurry to adjust” interest rates, he ...
Crypto CEO cheers demise of government board where customers lodged thousands of complaints
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong cheered the Trump administration’s attacks on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over the weekend but neglected to mention the thousands of complaints his ...
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, ...
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US consumer bureau upheaval leaves consumers adrift, experts say
Those complaints escalated under its most recent ... according to experts. The CFPB enforces federal consumer financial laws for banks and other depository institutions with total assets of ...