California joined 20 other states and the District of Columbia on Monday in a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from being defunded and closed by the Trump ...

California joined 20 other states and the District of Columbia on Monday in a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from being defunded and closed by the Trump ...

HOUSTON — A high-stakes battle is unfolding in Washington over the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency that protects Americans from fraud, scams, and financial abuse.

A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has heard testimony about the chaos that erupted inside the ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a business-backed challenge that could have scuttled the federal agency set up to protect consumers from shady financial services practices. The court on a 7-2 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) -North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is joining a lawsuit to protect congressionally mandated funding for federal consumer protection efforts. According to a release from ...

A new filing asks a federal court to allow the White House to dismiss much of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s remaining work force, but not close the bureau entirely.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge said his Friday order to the director of a federal consumer protection agency was meant to ensure it operates as Congress intended and not by government fiat. U ...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the U.S. Agency for International Development are among the most notable agencies to have shut down because of a lack of government funding. Many ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a federal agency in Washington that ensures fair treatment for financial consumers. It enforces federal consumer financial laws, supervises financial ...