DOGE’s efforts to dismantle consumer finance agency have slowed, official testifies
A top official at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau testified in court Monday that efforts by DOGE to quickly and ...
Federal official recounts chaos inside consumer agency after Trump fired its director
A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial ...
Consumer agency drops Zelle lawsuit against big banks in latest legal pullback
The CFPB has dropped a lawsuit accusing Zelle and its bank backers of failing to clamp down on fraud. It's Trump ...
With the consumer agency on pause, here’s how to protect yourself
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the independent federal agency created after the 2008 financial crisis, has been ...
Consumer protection workers endure chaos and confusion amid efforts to dismantle their agency
Chaos within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has come to light in a recent court filing showing emails and documents ...
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State Attorney General Investigations: What Consumer Financial Services Companies Need to Know
State attorneys general (AGs) have long played a significant role in consumer protection enforcement, often acting as frontline regulators ...
Musk-led cuts drive US consumer protection agency to ask for Amazon trial delay
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked a federal court in Seattle on Wednesday to delay a September trial in its case ...
What Debt Protections Could Consumers Lose Without the CFPB?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was launched in 2011 in response to the 2008 banking crisis, which destabilized millions of Americans. This new U.S. government agency' ...
Consumer watchdog payouts in limbo as agency defanged by Trump administration
The Trump administration's decision to put the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on ice has left a $100 million pot ...