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 ...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a major shift in U.S. policy on Ukraine: The way forward, he told allies in Brussels, is to abandon the “illusory goal” of a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 ...
Trump Wants to Shut Down the CFPB: Why Retirees Should Care
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has done a lot to protect consumers, including retirees, since its inception nearly ...
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Former officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Elon Musk’s payment-business aspirations were driving his ...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s longstanding friendly rapport with President Donald Trump could be tested as the Indian leader ...
The Latest: Consumer protection regulators get fill-in-the-blank firing memos
Probationary employees have less civil service protection because they’ve been on the job for less than a year. The bureau, ...
Consumers don't need more hidden fees, tricky loans, or a repeat of financial crisis
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been a go-to financial agency for dealing with bad practices. Trump ...
Powell says bank accounts ‘safe’ despite teardown of consumer protection agency
The Federal Reserve chair testified before a Senate panel. “We do not need to be in a hurry to adjust” interest rates, he ...
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Project 2025 architect begins dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau following years of right-wing media attacks
The new head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — a former top architect in the controversial transition plan known as Project 2025 — reportedly told its employees on February 10 to “not ...