A federal judge ordered Russell T. Vought, the bureau’s acting director, to keep requesting funds for the financial ...

The Trump administration had tried to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which acts as a guardrail for the ...

The removal of the CFPB as a viable regulator has thrown the doors open to the kind of unscrupulous behavior that triggered the last major financial crisis, writes Kathleen Engel, of Suffolk ...

The agency was created after the 2008 financial meltdown, as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. That law was passed in the wake of the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis ...

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Federal judge rules Trump administration must secure CFPB funding after blocking shutdown attempts. Consumer protection ...

Much praised by supporters and equally criticized by detractors, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced it has finalized a rule creating a watch list of nonbank financial companies ...

WASHINGTON − Thousands of complaints submitted by Americans to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleging fraud or scams from private companies are going unanswered following President Donald ...

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Staff and contractors at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have been told they cannot "perform any work tasks," according to an internal email obtained by NPR on Monday. The new directive from ...

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump (R), his son X Musk, and White House staff secretary Will Scharf (L), speaks during an ...

The notion that a government agency can more effectively determine the financial products that best serve consumers than the free market itself is radically misguided, writes Patrick M. Brenner. In a ...