Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A federal judge has rejected a claim by President Donald Trump's administration that it is legally barred from securing funding ...

A federal judge has rejected a claim by President Donald Trump's administration that it is legally barred from securing funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, noting a court order ...

CFPB ensures financial markets fairness, focusing on rule enforcement and consumer education. Established post-2008 crisis, CFPB centralizes oversight of banking/lending practices. Investors benefit ...

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 consumer watchdog will run out of funding early next year if the Federal Reserve does not grant the money for its operations. New York Attorney General Letitia James and several other state ...

Errors on credit reports. Unexpected bank and other “junk” fees. New financial products that conceal their true costs and terms. For help with those problems, millions of consumers in the U.S. have ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it would require a vow to “work collaboratively” with companies before beginning a review. By Stacy Cowley Banking is one of America’s most tightly ...

Russell Vought’s dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is putting the public at risk in areas ranging from auto loans and digital payments to credit cards and credit reports. Two ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of 21 attorneys general from Democratic-led states sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its director, Russell Vought, on Monday, asserting that the White House ...

A group of Democratic state prosecutors seeking to address rising living costs and widespread fraud hired Rohit Chopra, former director of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to lead the ...

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