The 5 Worst Things About the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The agency—an unelected regulator with a blank check—has spent much of its short life making things harder for the consumers it set out to protect.
What does having the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on hold mean for consumers?
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 the latest U.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered to stop work: What to know about the agency
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget and the acting director of CFPB, ordered the federal watchdog to stop work.
Inside Trump and Musk’s War on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The new boss at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had a jarring message for staffers Monday morning, in an internal memo leaked to Rolling Stone: “Stand down from performing any work task.” The message came from Russell Vought — a Project 2025 architect who was confirmed by the Senate last week to lead the Office of Management and Budget in the Trump White House.
How America's chief consumer-protection agency came into the Trump administration's crosshairs
When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made an appearance in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 blueprint, the conservative group’s plan was simple: Abolish it entirely.
Trump wants to shut the CFPB. So what does this consumer 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.
Trump shuts down US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Protesters are calling on the Trump administration to change course and re-open the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). It is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector founded in 2011 after the Great Recession.
Trump administration moves to dismantle Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Here's how it could impact you
The Trump administration is taking steps to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The move could mean less oversight of consumer debt. The CFPB was created after the 2008 financial crisis to regulate banks,
Pushback after White House halts work at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The White House has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to cease all operations, a move that has sparked controversy and prompted resignatio
A Consumer Financial Watchdog’s Fate Is Unclear. Here’s What’s at Stake.
Many consumer protections are in limbo, including an $8 cap on credit-card late fees and a proposed rule on selling customer ...
Financial firms hated US consumer watchdog, but rapid unraveling creates limbo
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Judge orders a freeze on firing consumer bureau’s staff and deleting its data.
Agency workers, including some who were listening to the hearing remotely, expressed immediate joy and relief.
Musk’s DOGE is shuttering a consumer watchdog, which may clear the way for him to turn X into a payments platform, think-tank boss says
Elon Musk's DOGE wants to "delete" an agency that could have directly regulated one of his businesses. Think-tank leaders are ...
US consumer watchdog's enforcement, supervision chiefs say they resigned
The top officials for enforcement and supervision at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Tuesday they had ...
With Attack on Consumer Bureau, Musk Removes Obstacle to His ‘X Money’ Vision
Former officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Elon Musk’s payment-business aspirations were driving his ...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to shutter for a week
The Trump administration is closing the offices of the Consumer Financial Protection ... expanded access to banking services; and cracked down on financial institutions that levy high fees.