What Credit Card Protections Could We Lose if the CFPB Closes?
Remember when the CFPB announced last year it would cap credit card late fees at $8? A typical late fee hovers around $32, so ...
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Crippling the CFPB Could Hurt Consumers and Loosen Regulations for Financial Giants
Alternative options if you're the victim of unfair and abusive practices as the consumer watchdog 'winds down.' ...
Trump Plans to End CFPB Despite Reviving Work, Official Says (1)
A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official charged with laying off the agency’s staff said the Trump administration ...
What Debt Protections Could Consumers Lose Without the CFPB?
Key Takeaways - What Debt Protections Could Consumers Lose Without the CFPB? The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was launched in 2011 in response to the 2008 banking crisis, which ...
Internal CFPB Emails Show Struggle to Get Employees Back to Work
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is scrambling to bring back staff to perform legally mandated tasks such as ...
It's 'shoot first and ask questions later' as DOGE tries to dismantle CFPB: Official
At a court hearing Monday, CFPB’s COO Adam Martinez gave a sworn account of the chaos that has consumed the federal agency ...
CFPB staff and leaders clash about whether they’re allowed to work
Leadership and staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) are clashing in court over whether the Trump ...
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Judge leans toward halting Trump CFPB actions
A federal judge said she is inclined to issue a preliminary injunction to stop the Trump administration dismantling the ...
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'We need to know what's going on:' Judge orders new CFPB hearing
The CFPB has 87 statutorily required functions, including staffing of a consumer response office. "All of these functions are ...
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CFPB raced against impending court order on 1,175 layoffs
Agency officials prepared a list of targeted firings in the hours before a judge ordered a halt Feb. 14. The CFPB’s chief ...
CFPB employees say mass firing plans remain in place
Two employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) testified Tuesday that top officials’ plans to fire hundreds of workers remain intact, as a federal judge weighs whether to ...
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What Debt Protections Could Consumers Lose Without the CFPB?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was launched in 2011 in response to the 2008 banking crisis, which destabilized millions of Americans. This new U.S. government agency’s intent ...