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The Internet Is Probably Telling You That Filing A Specific Privacy Complaint Can Wipe Out Your Student Loans. Here's What You Need To Know
It seems like suddenly everyone is an "expert" on FERPA, an obscure privacy law that most of us had never heard of a week ago ...
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 ...
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 administration wants to end it.
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 ...
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 ...
Federal workers express shock, anger over mass layoffs: "You are not fit for continued employment"
The Trump administration is firing thousands of federal workers on probationary status, or those without civil service protections.
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.
Elon Musk's DOGE has worked quickly to cut federal agencies. Here's a list of what's been targeted so far.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has targeted federal agencies like USAID, CFPB, and NOAA to reduce government ...
The 5 Worst Things About the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The agency—an unelected regulator with a blank check—has spent much of its short life making things harder for the consumers ...
Financial firms hated US consumer watchdog, but rapid unraveling creates limbo
At a JPMorgan townhall meeting on Wednesday, CEO Jamie Dimon was asked whether the Trump administration's decision to ...
Restaurants aside, Canadians give GST/HST holiday a ‘meh’ review
With the federal GST/HST tax break set to end Saturday, many Canadian retailers and consumers say the savings weren’t worth ...