WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top U.S. government watchdog for consumer finance has formally scrapped a registry for non-bank ...

Twelve state financial officers urged the Consumer Protection Bureau to preserve consumers' rights to share financial data ...

Bankruptcy inquiries rose 17 percent in the third quarter, a study shows, underscoring the financial strain many Americans ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in new guidance says that federal law bars states, including California, from ...

The Trump administration has issued an interpretive rule that undermines state laws forbidding the inclusion of medical debt ...

Systemic risks are driving regulatory initiatives aimed at strengthening financial requirements. The following developments ...

A coalition of banking groups has convinced a federal judge to temporarily block enforcement of a U.S. Consumer Financial ...

Although the reform of financial supervisory agencies has stalled, the broader effort to redefine financial consumer protection should continue.

U.S. identity theft data shows that some types of fraud have tripled in the past five years. American consumers face mounting ...

Consumer confidence weakened slightly in October as Americans remain anxious about their future financial prospects.

Consumers expect inflation to get worse, according to surveys, but many economists and Fed officials are optimistic that it will ease. A relatively tame inflation report in September gave ammunition ...

Here, then, are 8 financial fixes for anyone with an hour to spare. Credit reports are inherently scary. But it’s a good idea to check yours regularly, said Ted Rossman, a senior industry analyst at ...