The remnants of a federal consumer protection watchdog has asked the court to vacate its own regulation barring medical debt from credit scores. In a joint motion, the Consumer Financial Protection ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) stands as a vital advocate for consumers navigating the complex financial marketplace. It was created in 2010 after the 2008 financial crisis and the ...

Congress can’t allow the White House to eliminate an agency that’s helped millions of Americans, with billions of dollars returned to them by scams, fraudsters, and megabanks that prey on low-income ...

While Ari Cabot-Booras was a young soldier serving his country in Iraq, his auto lender was busy ripping him off. The company misled him about the cost of the loan, which was loaded with junk fees and ...

Restoring full funding and removing Vought would allow the bureau to do the job Congress assigned it.

FILE - A security officer works inside of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) building headquarters Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) WASHINGTON (AP) ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was one of the early targets of the Trump administration's attempts to dramatically reduce government spending. The bureau's work was first suspended in early ...

New York urgently needs new legislation to “muscle up” its laws that protect consumers. Following the 2008 financial crisis which led to the Great Recession, Congress created the U.S. Consumer ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Navy Federal Credit Union will no longer have to refund $80 million to servicemen and women for illegally charging them overdraft fees on their accounts, after the Consumer Financial ...