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 ...
"Let the scams roll": Elon Musk exploits culture wars to turn MAGA against consumer protections
M ost Americans have not heard much about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but make no mistake: They benefit daily ...
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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 ...
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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Elon Musk's DOGE takes aim at agency that had plans of regulating X
Musk and other Silicon Valley executives have long railed against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for its work ...
'Save face': Officials at Liz Warren's pet project agency dismissed despite telling media they resigned
Fox News Digital confirmed three leaders at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were placed on administrative leave ...
US consumer watchdog fires some probationary staff, sources say
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fired some probationary staff on Tuesday, according to a recipient of a ...
Here’s what DOGE is doing across the federal government
President Donald Trump's backing of DOGE, which is expected to be short-lived but impactful, has given the agency wide access to its goals ...
The CFPB took aim at Big Tech. Then Elon Musk moved to dismantle it.
About a week before Elon Musk helped take over the nation’s leading consumer financial watchdog, his social media site, X, ...
Did sidelining the CFPB make life more difficult for big banks?
Some of the Trump administration's approach toward deregulating the financial industry risks putting the economy in a bind.
CFPB Fires 70 Enforcement Lawyers, Other Probationary Employees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated around 70 probationary employees, including several enforcement division ...
‘We run the risk of another Great Recession’: People should be outraged by Trump’s efforts to kill CFPB
The financial watchdog, created in the wake of the financial crisis, gives consumers a direct outlet for complaints. It polls strongly with both parties. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB ...