‘Utterly outrageous’: CFPB terminates expert witness contracts
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has terminated contracts with multiple expert witnesses it had hired in cases ...
CounterPunch6d
Neutering the CFPB: A Banker Speaks Out
He and I conducted via email the interview below about the ongoing shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and what it means for both the financial sector and consumers.
Business Insider12d
'CFPB RIP': Musk and Trump's plans to shrink an agency that cracks down on medical debt and overdraft fees are underway
"CFPB RIP," Musk wrote on X on Friday. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a federal agency designed to prevent another financial crisis and protect people from scams, has halted most of its ...
The National Law Review13d
CFPB Proposes a New Rule Prohibiting Certain Contractual Terms for Consumer Financial Products
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Newsweek9d
What CFPB Shutdown Means for Junk Fees
Claire Dickey is a Newsweek senior editor based in Florida. Her focus is reporting on personal finance news, with extensive coverage related to credit cards and banking. Claire joined Newsweek in ...
THE WEEK8d
Why Trump and Musk are shutting down the CFPB
The Trump administration's work to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could hit American consumers in the wallet. It could also spare Elon Musk's business interests from unwanted ...
New York Post10d
CFPB’s 1,700 employees told to ‘not perform any work’ as Obama-era agency becomes latest Trump target
WASHINGTON — The nearly 1,700 employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) were told Monday not to come to the office or do any work — as the agency became the latest target of ...
USA Today4d
Judge blocks mass layoffs at consumer protection agency targeted by Trump
The Trump administration has agreed to pause layoffs and funding cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, the federal agency responsible for cracking down on “junk” fees and ...
The Washington Post5d
Layoffs halted at CFPB for now as judge considers union’s lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Friday issued an order reflecting the agreement to not terminate the agency’s employees, delete CFPB data or transfer money out of its reserves for now.
ABC News6d
New CFPB leadership agrees to hold off on mass firings while lawsuit proceeds
The consumer watchdog agency began layoffs on Thursday. Government lawyers representing the acting director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau reached an agreement during a court conference ...
CNN8d
‘Utterly outrageous’: CFPB terminates expert witness contracts
“It’s pretty ludicrous,” this witness said. The CFPB did not respond to a request for comment. When the CFPB prepares to file a lawsuit against a company, it typically hires ...