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Federal judge blocks CFPB from laying off more employees
The ruling from a federal court in Washington, D.C., is a reprieve for CFPB staff who had been bracing for mass layoffs as ...
New CFPB leadership agrees to hold off on mass firings while lawsuit proceeds
Lawyers representing the acting director of the CFPB reached an agreement during a court conference Friday to temporarily ...
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 ...
Trump rolls back CFPB, USAID and DOE: Where things stand
President Trump supercharged his overhaul of government agencies this week that included a fresh round of a widespread ...
A Consumer Financial Watchdog’s Fate Is Unclear. Here’s What’s at Stake.
Many consumer protections are in limbo, including an $8 cap on credit-card late fees and a proposed rule on selling customer ...
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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.
Musk’s DOGE is shuttering a consumer watchdog, which may clear the way for him to turn X into a payments platform, think-tank boss says
Elon Musk's DOGE wants to "delete" an agency that could have directly regulated one of his businesses. Think-tank leaders are ...
When Musk’s Team Shows Up at Your Doorstep
The upheaval at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau offers a glimpse into the playbook that Elon Musk and other Trump ...
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The CFPB – which put $20 billion back in the hands of everyday folks – is ordered to stop work
Experts warn that without the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, another financial crisis – like in 2008 – could happen.
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 ...
Trump has subdued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. So what does this 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 protecting consumers.
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What may happen to some key consumer protection rules under Trump
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the so-called cop on the beat protecting Americans from financial abuse, is now under strict orders to do nothing.