The financial watchdog agency was formed after a 2008 crisis. The Trump administration has told staffers not to take any ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is likely the next federal agency on the chopping block as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk continue the DOGE agenda to shrink the size of the federal ...

Note the word independent. That is where things get problematic. Because the CFPB is independent, it doesn’t rely on Congress ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been kneecapped in the latest attack on a government institution by the Trump administration. The federal agency has helped curtail burdensome bank ...

Key Takeaways The acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asked employees to stop much of their work, ...

A federal judge in Massachusetts heard arguments Monday on whether or not to continue the delay of a federal buyout plan.

The Washington headquarters of the consumer protection agency is shut down for the week, and there are fears that it will be ...

The National Treasury Employees Union filed two lawsuits against OMB Director Russell Vought for his shuttering of the CFPB.

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was defanged over the weekend by Trump administration appointees, after Russell ...

A former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief warned CNN's Brianna Keilar that the Trump administration is signaling a completely free reign for big banks and other financial institutions to ...

It's the main U.S. agency tasked with overseeing the financial products and services used by everyday Americans. The CFPB's new head has closed its offices and told staff to stay home.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an independent agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to safeguard ...