Consumer watchdog agency called ‘vicious’ by Trump seen as a ‘hero’ to many it aided
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the crosshairs of a White House that has halted its work, closed its ...
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 ...
You can still report badly behaving banks to the CFPB
Trump officials halted work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but the agency's public portal for reporting ...
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Schumer: Democrats will use spending bills to curb Musk
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) says Democrats will push for language in the spending bills that need to pass ...
What's at stake for consumers as Trump officials target the CFPB
The Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau risk leaving Americans’ nearly $18 ...
As Musk, Trump administration target CFPB, Democrats defend consumer watchdog's impact
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an independent agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to safeguard ...
Vought Tells CFPB to Do Nothing While Headquarters Is Closed (1)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees were ordered to do no work while the agency’s Washington headquarters is ...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Is Being Told to Stop Its Work. 5 Ways That Could Impact Consumers Like You.
In its 14 years, the CFPB has created rules limiting credit card late fees and overdraft penalties, protected consumers from ...
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CFPB fines fintech Wise, alleging it charged deceptive fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has hit U.K.-based remittance company Wise with about a $2 million fine for what it described as “a series of illegal actions.” Those actions ...
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CFPB Orders Remittance Company to Pay $2.5 Million for Deceptive Practices and Inaccurate Disclosures
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Trump-era CFPB has full plate following Chopra’s flurry of activity
Since Oct. 1, the CFPB has issued six proposed rules and four final rules, and filed or issued no fewer than 20 lawsuits and enforcement actions, according to Crane. “That’s just a lot of activity in ...
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Credit card late fees cost Americans billions a year — now they're capped at $8
On March 5, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule limiting the penalty for late payment to $8 per incident, down from an industry average of $32. It is expected to ...