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 is the latest U.S. government agency to have its work halted by the Trump administration
Head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announces departure
The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced his departure on Saturday, becoming the latest Biden administration holdover official to be ousted by the Trump
What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and why is it a Trump target?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established to root out corporate wrongdoing after the 2008 crash. The Trump administration has moved to weaken it.
Judge temporarily blocks mass terminations at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A judge said in a ruling Friday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could not terminate employees without cause, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the agency.
Trump Administration closes Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The agency was created to ensure fair and transparent financial services and products. Trump wants the Department of Education to be closed 'immediately.' Here's what shutting it down would mean.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau layoffs blocked, hearing set
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4TR Trump pursues deregulation promise by dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Lawsuit filed to prevent closure of Consumer Financial Protection bureau
The CFPB was created after the 2008 financial crisis to protect consumers from predatory loans, high interest rates, and deceptive lending practices — such as complex fine-print agreements — that can lead to millions in fees.
US consumer watchdog broadens layoffs beyond probationary staff, sources say
A new category of employees at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received termination notices on Thursday, ...
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 ...
This Consumer Protection Cop Was Just Thrown Off the Beat by DOGE
The Trump and Musk administration is continuing its vandalism of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — the federal ...
Consumer watchdog ordered to stop fighting financial abuse and to work from home as HQ temporarily shuts down
Russell Vought, the newly installed acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, sent an email Saturday night ...
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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 Bureau for the coming week, according to an email viewed by The Washington Post, casting further doubt on ...
US consumer watchdog fires scores of probationary staff, sources say
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent termination notices to as many as 70 probationary staff members on Tuesday ...
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Trump official orders consumer protection agency to stop work
The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down the agency that was created to protect consumers after the ...
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Trump fires director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra ... who was still on ...