Here's some background on the scope of the CFPB's activities and how the agency's tenuous status might affect consumers.

The Trump administration has installed Jeffrey Clark at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Clark, a former ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the crosshairs of a White House that has halted its work, closed its ...

DOGE staffers will get read-only access to CFPB data, systems, and equipment, according to an internal email reviewed by ...

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Bessent, a wealthy hedge fund manager, was already expected to be a business-friendly choice to lead the Treasury. Now he will lead the CFPB, the federal consumer watchdog, at least for a time. "I ...

The missive appeared to herald a stark shift to come at the CFPB, which Congress formed in the wake of the 2008 banking crisis to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive or predatory financial ...

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In an email, Bessent instructed the CFPB staff to stop working on enforcement actions and to suspend the effective dates for rules not yet in effect. That follows the ouster of Biden appointee ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now the acting head of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to a person familiar with the matter, signaling a potential shift away from the ...

A discussion of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state regulation of negative option plans, including continuity plans, ...