Consumer watchdog agency called ‘vicious’ by Trump seen as a ‘hero’ to many it aided
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the crosshairs of a White House that has halted its work, closed its ...
People Say Their Student Loans Are Being Canceled Because Elon Musk's DOGE Violated Their Privacy Rights. Here's What's Really Going On.
It seems like suddenly everyone is an "expert" on FERPA, an obscure privacy law that most of us had never heard of a week ago ...
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 ...
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 ...
Separation of powers is on trial in the US
Donald Trump has put the constitutional separation of powers in the United States on trial. Federal judges have for now ...
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MIT economist explains the role of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
What is the CFPB? And what would potentially eliminating it mean for American consumers? MIT's Jon Gruber weighs in.
Trump’s choice to lead CFPB, McKernan, left FDIC Monday
President Donald Trump chose a former FDIC board member to lead the CFPB, an indication that he may not want to dismantle the ...
New Yorkers' health data faces tighter protection under new bill
A sweeping measure to clamp down on sensitive health information will likely face staunch opposition from technology ...
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Gutting the CFPB Could Leave You More Vulnerable to Financial Fraud. Here's Why
The CFPB emerged in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis with the mission of "enforcing federal consumer financial laws and ...
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DOGE sets sites on next government target: ‘We’re about to get annihilated’
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is moving quickly, targeting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in its push to identify and curb wasteful spending. Early in […] ...
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 ...