What is the CFPB and how does it protect consumers?
Established in the wake of the Great Recession, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a government agency ...
Thousands of consumer complaints unanswered after Trump CFPB purge, Dems say
Thousands of complaints submitted by Americans to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleging fraud or scams from ...
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Earned wage access is growing. Here's what banks need to know.
More consumers and small business clients are clamoring for earned wage access, as states step up regulation and a CFPB ...
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Opinion: French Hill: A Bank Lobbyist Pretending to Be a Congressman
Congressman French Hill has once again shown exactly who he works for—not the hardworking families of Arkansas, but the ...
R.I.P. CFPB? What’s at stake if the watchdog agency goes dark
Stalled lawsuits. Halted supervision and oversight. Suspended workforce. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the midst of a complete overhaul that could cripple its ability to act as the ...
Musk business entanglements loom over CFPB siege
Elon Musk’s plans to add payment services to X, his social media platform, are looming large over the Trump administration’s ...
Amid risks to Education Dept., borrowers should ‘immediately' take key actions, consumer advocates say
Amid the threats to the Education Dept. and reports that Musk’s DOGE had gained access to student loan borrower data, ...
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BBB: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is shut down. What does this mean for consumers?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in control of creating rules and taking enforcement actions to protect consumers ...
As Internal Fraud Grows, Banks Need More, Not Less, Regulation
Banks are not fans of heavy regulation. Few companies or individuals are. Paying attention to rules takes time, effort, and ...
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New York joins lawsuit to block Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shutdown
New York, 21 other states, and Washington D.C. joined a lawsuit to keep the CFPB running, warning the shutdown exposes ...
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Will Overdraft Fees Increase Under Trump?
Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the GOP want to reduce the authority of the CFPB, the agency behind a 2024 rule limiting ...
What’s at stake if Consumer Financial Protection Bureau goes dark
Stalled lawsuits. Halted supervision and oversight. Suspended workforce. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the ...