Trump has subdued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. So what does this agency do?
President Trump and other critics of the agency say it needs to be shut down. Supporters of the agency point to its record of protecting consumers.
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 under strict orders to do nothing.
The Latest: Consumer protection regulators get fill-in-the-blank firing memos
Probationary employees have less civil service protection because they’ve been on the job for less than a year. The bureau, ...
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 ...
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State authorities stepping up consumer protection efforts
In the wake of recent federal directives diminishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), state authorities are increasingly stepping ...
Workers among those protesting in support of consumer protection agency
The CFPB was created to protect consumers after the 2008 financial crisis and subprime mortgage-lending scandal.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Halts All New Work
The CFPB, created in the wake of the 2008 banking crisis, has been targeted for possible elimination. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...