America's consumer protection agency faces a funding freeze engineered by its own acting director. With $711.6M remaining, the countdown to a potential January shutdown is underway.

US President Donald Trump’s administration has accelerated efforts to roll back federal oversight of US retail banking, ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in its annual report that consumer complaint volume increased 80 percent in 2013, but vehicle loan issues still constitute only a small amount of the ...

Experian accused of violating Fair Credit Reporting Act by reinserting disputed information back into credit reports.

Along with offering more details about complaints originating in California, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its latest monthly consumer complaint snapshot this week as the overall ...

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Created in July 2010, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been a welcome advocate for consumers wronged by businesses and financial institutions. In its short lifetime, the agency has ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has withdrawn 67 guidance documents related to key consumer protection laws, but legal experts emphasize the laws themselves remain fully in effect. The ...

A new wave of social media influencers is pushing misinformation and dubious financial advice by exploiting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s complaint portal. Two prominent figures, Daraine ...

In February 2025, the Trump administration suspended operations at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a federal agency that protects consumers from fraud and unscrupulous banking ...