'It's not my debt': Major debt collector filed thousands of lawsuits in Arizona, report says, even as it was being punished for consumer violations
One of the nation’s largest debt collectors launched tens of thousands of lawsuits in Arizona since 2022, according to 12 ...
From credit cards to medical debt: What may happen to some key consumer protection rules under Trump
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the so-called cop on the beat protecting Americans from financial abuse, is now under strict orders to do nothing.
The CFPB Work Freeze Is Putting Big Tech Regulations ‘On Ice’
The cease-work order at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won’t just affect lawsuits and enforcement actions. It will ...
Consumers don't need more hidden fees, tricky loans, or a repeat of financial crisis
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been a go-to financial agency for dealing with bad practices. Trump ...
White House targets CFPB as union sues over work stoppage
The financial watchdog agency was formed after the 2008 crisis. The Trump administration has told staffers not to take any ...
New CFPB chief closes headquarters, tells all staff they must not do 'any work tasks'
The edict comes as Russell Vought takes over at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Vought has ordered work to halt at ...
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A new CFPB rule would keep medical debt off credit reports. The Trump administration asks judge to pause rule
The Trump administration's bid to reduce the authority of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has advanced, with ...
The CFPB’s Headquarters Shutdown Came Swiftly, Under a Veil of Secrecy
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, used a take-no-prisoners approach in shuttering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
CFPB Labor Union Files Twin Lawsuits Seeking to Prevent Agency's Closure
"NTEU members at the CFPB are no longer able to do the supervision and enforcement work that they came to the CFPB to do for ...
Consumer protection under threat? White House moves to defund, disband CFPB
The salvo came hours after Russell Vought, the White House budget chief appointed acting CFPB director by President Trump, ...
The CFPB took aim at Big Tech. Then Elon Musk moved to dismantle it.
In the days before Musk’s DOGE set its sights on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, X revealed plans for a payments ...