The fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in doubt as the Trump administration has ordered staff to stop ...

The Trump administration orders a shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, halting inquiries and new rules.

Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget and the acting director of CFPB, ordered the federal watchdog ...

The National Treasury Employees Union says the president is violating the constitutional separation of powers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be shut down for a week, according to multiple reports. The CFPB’s Chief Operating Officer Adam Martinez said in a Sunday email that ...

Dennis Kelleher, chief executive of non-profit Better Markets, agreed strangling the CFPB of cash is an error. “ [The agency has] forced financial firms to return almost $20bn to 200mn ripped-off ...

Concern is mounting as a federal agency dedicated to protecting consumers remains shut down. The abrupt week-long closure comes after the acting director appointed by President Donald Trump ordered ...

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created by Congress in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to safeguard Americans against unfair business practices. It has been brought ...

Many consumer protections are in limbo, including an $8 cap on credit-card late fees and a proposed rule on selling customer ...