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.

A stop-work order from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's newly appointed acting director Russell Vought has created uncertainty about the future of consumer-oriented enforcement activity.

In his semiannual testimony before the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the effective shuttering of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau leaves no federal ...

The CFPB, created in the wake of the 2008 banking crisis, has been targeted for possible elimination. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...