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

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

In the weeks since President Trump's return to office, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, long a target of conservatives, landed in the crosshairs of Elon Musk's DOGE, or Department of ...

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from attempting to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. On Saturday, the Trump administration appealed the judge's decision. U ...

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 ...

CFPB ensures financial markets fairness, focusing on rule enforcement and consumer education. Established post-2008 crisis, CFPB centralizes oversight of banking/lending practices. Investors benefit ...

The agency has been targeted for elimination by President Donald Trump. A federal judge is blocking the dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, finding the Trump administration acted ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been quiet since the early days of the second Trump presidency, when the administration stopped work at the agency and told staffers to stay home. But ...

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 ...

The agency, which has returned $21 billion to consumers since its inception, could lose 1,500 of its 1,700 employees, a union warned. By Stacy Cowley The Trump administration sent layoff notices on ...

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