The CFPB is widely seen as a key ally of American consumers, but critics say it costs too much and stifles innovation.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, is a government agency that oversees the consumer finance industry, including banks, lenders and other financial institutions.

The CFPB reports a rise in auto repossessions in December 2022, surpassing pre-pandemic levels, and an increased use of third-party forwarders, raising costs for consumers.

Eliminating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Trump's second term appears unlikely. But observers expect the agency to be more restrained.

Will the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) recently promulgated open banking rule survive under the new Congress and incoming

On January 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) filed a complaint against a nationwide consumer reporting

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced on Friday it had fined credit reporting bureau Equifax $15 million for failing to sufficiently investigate consumer disputes of its credit reports.

For the “failure to conduct proper investigations of consumer disputes,” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) last Friday announced enforcement actions taken against Equifax, requiring the nationwide consumer reporting agency to pay a $15 million civil money penalty and bring its business practices into compliance with federal law.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has imposed a $15 million fine on Equifax, a consumer reporting agency, for failing to adequately investigate cons

Equifax will pay a $15 million penalty for failing to properly investigate credit report disputes.

As the Trump administration prepared to take power in Washington, D.C., the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) wasted no time. In the two months leading up to the inauguration ...

The government’s consumer watchdog sued Capital One on Tuesday for “cheating” customers out of billions in interest payments. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) accused the banking