In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior months covered during the December 2024 webinar.

The administration has made clear that this regulatory overreach is unacceptable, recently launching an initiative that directs agencies to repeal “10 existing rules, regulations, or guidance ...

Included in this flurry of last-minute activity was an ambitious proposal to rein in the data broker industry in the form of ...

On February 6, a judge for the United District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a 90-day stay on the CFPB’s ...

President Trump and other critics of the agency say it needs to be shut down. Supporters of the agency point to its record of ...

Seventeen financial services trade groups are calling on the CFPB to abandon its plan to amend rules under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ...

In recent weeks, President Trump has moved quickly to implement sweeping changes to the federal government. Chief among these ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, now led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, agreed to temporarily halt enforcement ...

“The Court recognizes that the recent change of administration has impacted the CFPB’s leadership and its work,” Judge David J. Novak of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia said ...

Equifax, a leading credit reporting agency, faces a $15 million fine from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for mishandling credit report disputes.

Bessent, a wealthy hedge fund manager, was already expected to be a business-friendly choice to lead the Treasury. Now he will lead the CFPB, the federal consumer watchdog, at least for a time. "I ...