A federal judge ordered Russell T. Vought, the bureau’s acting director, to keep requesting funds for the financial ...

A federal judge has rejected a claim by the Trump administration that it is barred from funding a consumer watchdog agency.

It was one of the most active federal agencies, sort of a contemporary Robin Hood. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) patrolled the consumer b ...

A federal appeals court will allow the Trump administration to further shrink the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau but not dismantle it entirely. The Friday evening order from the US DC Circuit ...

Federal judge rules Trump administration must secure CFPB funding after blocking shutdown attempts. Consumer protection ...

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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 ...

The state office that oversees consumer finance protection has come to an agreement with a cryptocurrency operator that will ...

Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, during a hearing on the fiscal year ...

Elizabeth Warren, the visionary behind the idea of a consumer financial protection agency, says that it “could make a real contribution, a real difference in the lives of millions of families” by ...

The consumer protection agency NRW files a class action lawsuit against what it considers an impermissible price increase for ...