With the recent developments at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), many mortgage lenders have been left ...

The article below was originally published Feb. 20, after newly installed CFPB leaders halted the agency’s work. The latest updates on changes to the CFPB under the Trump administration can be ...

The apparent decision to keep supervision inert could run counter to claims the CFPB has made in court that it remains committed to meeting its legal obligations. The agency has denied in ...

On Thursday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) dropped its high-profile enforcement action against Acima in Utah federal district ...

SEATTLE — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a federal agency that, up until a few weeks ago, policed some of the largest and most powerful financial and tech companies in America.

The National Treasury Employees Union—which represents a significant chunk of the CFPB’s workforce—along with the NAACP, the National Consumer Law Center, and other plaintiffs seeking to block the ...

The Republican-controlled Senate voted to repeal a rule that would subject digital payment apps to the same consumer protections as credit cards and bank accounts. After the Consumer Financial ...

The C.F.P.B. had kept a close eye on mortgage lenders. But with the bureau hobbled, consumers should take several steps, starting with shopping for the best mortgage rates. By Ann Carrns House ...

In early February, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought was appointed the CFPB’s acting chief, and within a day, ordered employees to halt their work. The agency’s home page also ...

The future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)–and the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle it–hang in the balance as a federal judge pushed consideration of a request by a ...

Democratic lawmakers are calling for a federal ethics office probe after the Senate voted to strip the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of its power to oversee digital platforms.