Column: With CFPB sidelined, can other consumer lawsuits fill the watchdog void?
As the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in recent days has moved to dismiss at least 10 cases accusing companies of ...
New York AG announces bill to protect consumers from scams after Trump hobbles CFPB
With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau frozen, consumers will have to rely on their state AGs and regulators when they ...
CFPB’s Case Against Capital One (COF) Drops in Less Than Two Months – Here’s Why
Nothing lasts forever, sometimes not even two months. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has officially dropped ...
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CFPB strikes down DEI efforts
The bureau’s acting director halted “race-based” activities, forbade pronouns in email signatures and equated noncompliance ...
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If the CFPB Can’t Help You, Here’s How You Can Help Yourself
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, has returned more than $21 billion to customers since its founding more ...
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Medical debt may affect credit of 100 million Americans if CFPB rule is scrapped
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule means that millions of Americans with unpaid medical bills will not face ...
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Legislation to overturn medical debt rule draws blowback
Legislation to Overturn Medical Debt Rule: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds and Representative Ralph Norman introduced resolutions to ...
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Chaos and Confusion at the Bureau: Current Litigation Surrounding the Unwinding of the CFPB
As we discussed previously, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is facing a threat to its very existence, and this time, the call ...
Opinion
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: March 9 The Washington Post says Americans need the CFPB Ever since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened in 2011 with a ...
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CFPB to proceed with litigation in second Military Lending Act suit
On March 10, the CFPB submitted a status report to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas advising it will continue to pursue ...
The Trump Administration disbanded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Here’s how it could impact rural communities.
Fighting junk fees, tackling medical debt and aiding banking deserts are just some of the protections the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) provided for rural communities. In February, the ...
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4 Factors That Could Affect Your Debt — and What You Can Do
Reducing debt is Americans’ top financial priority for 2025. That's according to the CFP Board of Standard’s Debt and New ...