The Trump administration has postponed the rule, and the recent court order means that medical bills exceeding $500 can ...

States have passed new laws and hired ex-bureau staff, but some suggest the shift is more evolutionary than revolutionary.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, led by President Trump’s administration, has dropped a case against Navy Federal ...

The entrance to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters is seen during a protest on Feb. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.

New York, 21 other states, and Washington D.C. joined a lawsuit to keep the CFPB running, warning the shutdown exposes regular people to predatory loans, discriminatory fees, and unfair foreclosures.

NEW YORK (AP) — Senate Republicans have moved to cut the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by roughly half, as part of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which is likely to lead ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Congress established to monitor credit card companies, mortgage providers, debt collectors and other segments of the consumer finance industry, is ...

Al Drago for The New York Times. By Stacy Cowley. April 17, 2025. The Trump administration sent layoff notices on Thursday to a large swath of employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...

The CFPB was created in 2010 in response to the financial crisis that triggered the Great Recession. Since Congress established the bureau, it would take an act of Congress to fully dissolve it.

On May 9, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a set of sweeping consumer protection measures as part of the State’s Fiscal Year 2026 Enacted Budget.

In the Capital Region, complaints submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were up nearly 114 percent compared to last year, according to the nonprofit organization Student Borrower ...

With New York City’s affordability crisis growing more dire by the day, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been a lifeline most took for granted, shielding consumers and businesses ...