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Consumer protection agency cuts put Coloradans at risk for predatory banks
Coloradans with low bank balances would be on the hook for an extra $225 a year if Congress votes to roll back a new rule capping overdraft fees at $5. Fees had been as high as $35. The Consumer ...
Musk-led cuts drive US consumer protection agency to ask for Amazon trial delay
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked a federal court in Seattle on Wednesday to delay a September trial in its case ...
CNN13d
Consumer protection workers endure chaos and confusion amid efforts to dismantle their agency
Chaos within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has come to light in a recent court filing showing emails and documents from employees inside the agency amid efforts to dismantle it ...
Federal official recounts chaos inside consumer agency after Trump fired its director
A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial ...
Consumer agency drops Zelle lawsuit against big banks in latest legal pullback
The CFPB has dropped a lawsuit accusing Zelle and its bank backers of failing to clamp down on fraud. It's Trump ...
DOGE’s efforts to dismantle consumer finance agency have slowed, official testifies
A top official at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau testified in court Monday that efforts by DOGE to quickly and ...
Amazon sues government safety agency over having to recall products from other sellers
Amazon sues safety regulator, denying liability for hundreds of thousands potentially dangerous or defective products sold on ...
Seattle Times10d
With the consumer agency on pause, here’s how to protect yourself
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the independent federal agency created after the 2008 financial crisis to shield people from fraud and abuse by lenders and financial firms, has been ...