FTC workers are getting terminated, including consumer protection and antitrust staff
The terminations took place across the agency, according to two sources familiar with the matter, one of whom said that ...
Consumer bureau still blocked from monitoring financial firms, email says
Top officials at the embattled U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have not allowed staff to resume supervising financial companies despite committing to engage in all legally-required work, ...
Judge orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official to testify about shutdown at agency
Adam Martinez, the agency's chief operating officer, says the CFPB has continued conducting congressionally mandated work.
Judge wants to hear from top Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official about the agency's dismantling
A federal judge wants to hear directly from one of the top officials at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau to learn if the Trump administration is gutting the agency.
Trump's CFPB Is in Limbo. Are Consumers Still Protected?
The CFPB dropped a series of lawsuits at the end of February as the Trump administration continues to muzzle the federal ...
Survey: More than 1 in 3 Americans have faced a financial scam or fraud in the past year
More than 2 in 3 Americans have experienced a financial scam or fraud in their lifetime, and about 1 in 3 in the last year.
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Private Equity Firms Tighten Stranglehold on US, Angling for Boons Under Trump
Private equity has fingers in our homes, hospitals and jobs. Resisting it is crucial to our fight for a just society.
Fear someone will get their hands on your data and open a new credit card? What to do next
Privacy concerns are building over who has access to federal government data, as the DOGE team requests access to more ...
Did The Supreme Court Already Accept Donald Trump’s Autocratic Vision Of The Presidency? Trump Thinks So.
The disastrous consequences of the Supreme Court’s immunity decision in Trump v. United States may only just now be fully ...
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States must step up as fate of consumer watchdog CFPB remains in doubt
The future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the independent agency charged with for enhancing consumer ...
With the Consumer Agency on Pause, Here’s How to Protect Yourself
Rules on bank and credit card fees, medical debt and payment apps are in limbo. One thing you can do is carefully check your ...
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Trump Fires Rohit Chopra From Consumer Protection Bureau
WASHINGTON, DC -Rohit Chopra has been removed as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ... served as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 2018 to 2021, after ...