It was one of the most active federal agencies, sort of a contemporary Robin Hood. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...

Using a CFPB database of credit card terms and conditions, Johnson learned that his creditors were required to use ...

Here’s what the agency has been doing for U.S. consumers since it was created in 2011—and what could change if the current administration continues to scale back its budget, staff, and mission By ...

The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down the agency that was created to protect consumers after the ...

Established in the wake of the Great Recession, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a government agency intended to do exactly what its name states: protect consumers financially ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s fate hangs in the balance, and with it the extent of the government’s oversight of Americans’ savings and $18 trillion in household debt. Consumer ...

The economy, as measured by Gross Domestic Product, is growing. The stock market is at an all-time high. Unemployment is in the 4% range and inflation has declined throughout 2024. Yet many ...