The 5 Worst Things About the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The agency—an unelected regulator with a blank check—has spent much of its short life making things harder for the consumers it set out to protect.
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.
What does having the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on hold mean for consumers?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest U.S. government agency to have its work halted by the Trump administration
Trump Official Orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Stop Work
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down an agency that was created to protect consumers after the 2008 financial crisis and subprime mortgage-lending scandal.
Trump administration targets Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in latest move
The Trump administration's latest move is targeting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, aiming to strip its power and limit consumer protection.
How America's chief consumer-protection agency came into the Trump administration's crosshairs
While business groups have long lamented actions taken by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Trump and his allies want to dismantle the agency wholesale.
4TR Trump pursues deregulation promise by dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Lawsuit filed to prevent closure of Consumer Financial Protection bureau
The CFPB was created after the 2008 financial crisis to protect consumers from predatory loans, high interest rates, and deceptive lending practices — such as complex fine-print agreements — that can lead to millions in fees.
Judge temporarily blocks mass terminations at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A judge said in a ruling Friday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could not terminate employees without cause, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the agency.
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Status of federal agency’s lawsuit against Capital One unclear
Listen to this article A lot has happened since Jan. 20, as the Trump White House employs “shock and awe” tactics at lightning speed. Among the consequences is the shutdown of the Consumer Financial ...
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Federal judge blocks CFPB from laying off more employees
The ruling from a federal court in Washington, D.C., is a reprieve for CFPB staff who had been bracing for mass layoffs as ...
Financial Firms Hated US Consumer Watchdog, but Rapid Unraveling Creates Limbo
Even so, its abrupt undoing over a weekend by the Trump administration, including by the Elon Musk-led Department of ...
US consumer watchdog broadens layoffs beyond probationary staff, sources say
A new category of employees at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received termination notices on Thursday, ...