A federal judge ruled that acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Russell Vought unlawfully refused to request ...

California joined 20 other states and the District of Columbia on Monday in a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from being defunded and closed by the Trump ...

In the second court ruling rejecting the bureau’s position on requesting Fed funds, a judge in California called agency ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a business-backed challenge that could have scuttled the federal agency set up to protect consumers from shady financial services practices. The court on a 7-2 ...

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.

Debt collection complaints in North Texas have paralleled a nationwide surge. Experts and data attribute the spike to higher cost of living and ...

Russell Vought’s dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is putting the public at risk in areas ranging from auto loans and digital payments to credit cards and credit reports. Two ...

October 23, 2025 - Traditional enforcement by federal regulatory agencies has dropped dramatically since the Trump administration took office in January. But this does not mean that businesses will ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a federal agency in Washington that ensures fair treatment for financial consumers. It enforces federal consumer financial laws, supervises financial ...

Errors on credit reports. Unexpected bank and other “junk” fees. New financial products that conceal their true costs and terms. For help with those problems, millions of consumers in the U.S. have ...