The Trump administration has ordered work stoppages and layoffs and has tried cutting off funding to effectively dismantle ...

An appeals court will decide if further cuts can be made to the CFPB, a key agency tasked with protecting consumers ...

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Consumer watchdog ends investigation into buy now, pay later company linked to Donald Trump Jr. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped an investigation into a buy now, pay later company ...

Critics argue Trump wants to end the agency, not just streamline it. A federal judge wants to hear directly from one of the top officials at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau to learn if the ...

Here’s what the agency has been doing for U.S. consumers since it was created in 2011—and what could change if the current administration continues to scale back its budget, staff, and mission By ...

Fifteen years ago last month, following the financial crisis, the Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law. One of the most significant changes ushered in under Dodd-Frank was the creation of a new federal ...

Russell Vought’s dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is putting the public at risk in areas ranging from auto loans and digital payments to credit cards and credit reports. Two ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced on Friday that it intends to continue supervising financial institutions ‌on a limited basis in 2026, signaling a shift ...

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A federal judge has rejected a claim by the Trump administration that it is barred from funding a consumer watchdog agency.

NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of 21 attorneys general from Democratic-led states sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its director, Russell Vought, on Monday, asserting that the White House ...