The Trump administration has informed staff at the US consumer protection agency that it is temporarily shuttering its ...
The lawsuit alleges Project 2025 architect Russel Vought, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's acting director, is ...
In the waning months of the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, released a flurry of new consumer protection rules, targeting everything from bank overdraft fees ...
New York should enact the Consumer and Small Business Protection Act as an urgent matter of racial and economic justice, two guest columnists write. It may come as a surprise to many that New York, a ...
Stalled lawsuits. Halted supervision and oversight. Suspended workforce. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the midst of a complete overhaul that could cripple its ability to act as the ...
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Since the Trump administration moved to dismantle the ...
Why are consumer protection regulations important? Consumer protection regulation is designed to keep people safe from unfair treatment and harmful business practices. It ensures that businesses ...