New York AG announces bill to protect consumers from scams after Trump hobbles CFPB
With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau frozen, consumers will have to rely on their state AGs and regulators when they ...
It's 'shoot first and ask questions later' as DOGE tries to dismantle CFPB: Official
At a court hearing Monday, CFPB’s COO Adam Martinez gave a sworn account of the chaos that has consumed the federal agency ...
Whistleblower testifies in court that plan to abolish CFPB is still on, countering administration’s narrative
An employee tasked with implementing the firings of hundreds of staffers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...
CFPB strikes down DEI efforts
The bureau’s acting director halted “race-based” activities, forbade pronouns in email signatures and equated noncompliance ...
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Crippling the CFPB Could Hurt Consumers and Loosen Regulations for Financial Giants
Alternative options if you're the victim of unfair and abusive practices as the consumer watchdog 'winds down.' ...
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District court rejects CFPB’s efforts to pause lawsuit against bank
On March 10, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas denied the CFPB’s motion to pause its lawsuit against a bank, stating ...
GOP Aims to Repeal CFPB Medical Debt Credit Report Ban (Correct)
Republican lawmakers are moving to eliminate a Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule barring medical debt from ...
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CFPB to proceed with litigation in second Military Lending Act suit
On March 10, the CFPB submitted a status report to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas advising it will continue to pursue ...
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Judge in CFPB case ‘leaning’ toward injunction
Efforts to gut the bureau still appear on, evidence may indicate. A defense attorney, meanwhile, tried to highlight the ...
The Trump Administration disbanded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Here’s how it could impact rural communities.
Fighting junk fees, tackling medical debt and aiding banking deserts are just some of the protections the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) provided for rural communities. In February, the ...
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CFPB inaction harming state consumer protection efforts, Democratic AGs allege
A coalition of 23 Democratic state attorneys general is urging a federal judge in Washington, D.C. to block the Trump ...
What Credit Card Protections Could We Lose if the CFPB Closes?
Remember when the CFPB announced last year it would cap credit card late fees at $8? A typical late fee hovers around $32, so ...