The CFP also prosecutes companies that it says fail to protect consumers. In December, it filed a lawsuit against the ...

Nominating McKernan to lead the CFPB suggests that, despite the "delete" rhetoric, the consumer watchdog isn't on its way to the kill shelter.

The most impactful way to make lasting change at the agency is the same way it was created — by congressional action. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) is one of several members of the legislature who has been at ...

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Jonathan McKernan to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau brought some relief ...

The first director of CFPB told BI that Musk's calls to dismantle the bureau are "totally unethical." The first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned against eliminating the ...

The public broadside arrived hours after Russell Vought — the White House budget chief tapped by President Donald Trump to serve as acting CFPB director ... an important check on the financial ...

That makes for a more competitive landscape. However, he does think it is possible that the CFPB could have a reduced role, and Gerety said it wouldn’t surprise him if the bureau's complaint ...

Vought, the head of the Office of Management and Budget who also became the acting director of the CFPB on Friday, issued a notice to staff on Saturday demanding they “cease all supervision and ...

Russell Vought, the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is halting the flow of new funding to the agency and shutting down its headquarters, the latest threat to the CFPB’s ...

The CFPB protects consumers by analyzing the practices of large financial institutions like banks, lenders, credit unions, and debt collectors to ensure they are not improperly targeting consumers.

In a separate email sent Sunday morning, also viewed by The Post, Adam Martinez, the CFPB’s chief operating officer, informed staff that the agency’s Washington headquarters would be closed ...