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 ...
Fed's Powell: No agency other than CFPB tasked with consumer protection enforcement
No U.S. regulator other than the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is tasked with ensuring that banks abide by rules ...
Fed chair says bank accounts 'safe' despite Trump's teardown of consumer protection agency
Americans’ bank accounts are safe despite the Trump administration's shutdown of a consumer financial regulatory agency, ...
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 ...
Trump Names 2 New Top Financial Regulators
Jonathan McKernan has been nominated to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has been in turmoil for days and has fired a number of probationary employees.
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 ...
US consumer watchdog's enforcement, supervision chiefs say they resigned
Top officials at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resigned due to the Trump administration's decision to halt ...
"Let the scams roll": Elon Musk exploits culture wars to turn MAGA against consumer protections
Musk and his allies have a clever way to sell the pro-scam agenda to the MAGA base: Tell them that the CFPB has girl cooties.
Two top consumer bureau officials resign after Trump admin halts work
Two top officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) resigned Tuesday, after the agency’s acting director ...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau leaders resign citing Trump Administration freeze
Top officials at the CFPB said Tuesday they had resigned. However, the White House said they had instead been placed on administrative leave.
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CFPB shutdown raises questions for consumer oversight
A stop-work order from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's newly appointed acting director Russell Vought has created uncertainty about the future of consumer-oriented enforcement activity.