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An appeals court will decide if further cuts can be made to the CFPB, a key agency tasked with protecting consumers ...

Fifteen years ago last month, following the financial crisis, the Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law. One of the most significant changes ushered in under Dodd-Frank was the creation of a new federal ...

New details reveal the scope of the problem landlord-tenant issues with 5,200 phone calls alone, and online account takeovers ...

Lisa Rosenthal's career gives you a sense of the scope of the watchdog duties at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. For 13 years as an attorney there, she helped victims of predatory payday ...

HOUSTON — A high-stakes battle is unfolding in Washington over the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency that protects Americans from fraud, scams, and financial abuse.

Changes regarding the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), including both the agency's leadership and its policy priorities, have been rapidly announced by the Trump ...

Trump administration orders consumer protection agency to stop work, closes building The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the weekend, some ...

The companies collecting detailed information about you and selling it to corporations to determine your ability to obtain a ...

Housing Rebel by Selling Later's new Transparent Agent Certification highlights agents who avoid referral fees and dual ...