Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered to stop work. What it could mean for you
The fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, is uncertain as the agency and its workers have faced a tumultuous month of February so far, possibly leaving consumers with more questions than answers. Here's the latest and how it could affect consumers.
California files lawsuit over shutdown of US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and others filed a court brief against the Trump administration for attempting to dismantle a consumer bureau.
Trump has subdued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. So what does this agency do?
President Trump and other critics of the agency say it needs to be shut down. Supporters of the agency point to its record of protecting consumers.
Democratic lawmakers warn axing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will leave troops vulnerable
Shuttering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will leave service members who rely on the agency’s accountability initiatives less guarded from scams and financial crimes.
Republican congressman calls to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) wants to see change in Washington, D.C., particularly the kind of change that embraces conservative fiscal policy. In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Self encouraged the inclusion of a bill that would strip the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of its funding.
AG Neronha joins other states in defending Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Attorney General Peter Neronha says he is joining a coalition of 23 other AGs to warn against the current administration’s effort to disband the CFPB.
Former senior official weighs in on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Trump administration appears to be trying to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — a consumer watchdog focused on the financial sector. Several people have been let go from the agency already.
Letter to the editor: Consumer Finance Protection Bureau protects us
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has helped American consumers to the tune of $21 billion, protecting them from predatory lending, junk fees and the like. In 2023 alone, over 1.3 million Americans filed complaints with the bureau.
Musk Team’s Blitz on Consumer Financial Agency Unsettles Trump Allies
From the moment the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened its doors in the summer of 2011, powerful critics have wanted ...
No more consumer protection? What the CFPB shutdown means for you.
In the waning months of the Biden administration, the CFPB released a flurry of consumer protection rules. Where do they ...
The New Yorker5d
Elizabeth Warren Fights to Defend the Consumer Protection Agency She Helped Create
Elon Musk’s campaign to shutter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will end up hurting the very people Donald Trump ...
Judge blocks mass layoffs at consumer protection agency targeted by Trump
The Trump administration has agreed to pause its campaign of layoffs and funding cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection ...
The Associated Press on MSN12d
Secrecy preceded the shutdown of the consumer protection agency’s Washington headquarters
“It is substantially likely that these initial directives are a precursor to a purge of CFPB’s workforce, which is now ...
Warren: Musk should have the courage to defend gutting of consumer agency
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) has invited Elon Musk to a hearing on his plans to tank the Consumer Financial ...
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Vermont joins effort to defend consumer protection agency
(WCAX) - Vermont’s attorney general has joined a coalition of states fighting to defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from cuts. The independent agency oversees big banks and credit ...
The Associated Press on MSN13d
Consumer protection agency is ordered to stop work by Trump official
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution5d
How cuts to the federal consumer protection agency could affect Georgians
Georgians stand to “lose a lot” if the CFPB is shut down, said Liz Coyle, executive director of the nonprofit consumer advocacy organization Georgia Watch.