Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Consumer protection laws help keep businesses honest by shielding consumers against companies that operate with unfair, ...

In the waning months of the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, released a flurry of new consumer protection rules, targeting everything from bank overdraft fees ...

Consumer rights are a cornerstone of American freedom, a building block of the American economy, and a foundation of American success. During this National Consumer Protection Week, we renew our ...

Worried about your financial-data privacy? The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is here to help. Unless you’re one of the quarter-million people whose sensitive info an agency employee emailed to ...

The recent introduction of the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 (APRA) by Senate Commerce Committee Chair Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and House Energy and ...

In the weeks since President Trump's return to office, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, long a target of conservatives, landed in the crosshairs of Elon Musk's DOGE, or Department of ...

As we enter the holiday shopping season, the Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection is reminding New Yorkers ...

The Utility Regulation and Competition Office (URCO) has published a Draft Determination on Proposed Consumer Protection ...

Consumer protection has become a key policy focus in the EU, as policymakers modernize competition and consumer laws to reflect the realities of ...

NEW YORK — The New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection is warning families of high school students about a new scam aimed at SAT preppers. SAT exam scores can influence college ...

The acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered staffers at the agency to stop all work after it saw multiple changes throughout the week. "Effective immediately, unless ...

A wide range of consumer protection laws took effect in Illinois at the beginning of the year, including some that are based on recent high-profile crimes and tragedies. One of the newest laws making ...