CFPB’s signage came down last week, but its logo visualizes transparency
Ideo originally branded the agency to communicate its transparency. Now it’s facing an attempted takedown. It’s lights out ...
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 ...
Consumers need the CFPB. Remember the Great Recession?
The once-fierce watchdog is dropping consumer cases against companies and processing far fewer complaints.
COMMENTARY: It’s a DOGE Eat DOGE world
The new administration started with a bang, signing executive orders and making sweeping changes. One of those orders seeks ...
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No more consumer protection? What the CFPB shutdown means for you.
In the waning months of the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, released a flurry of new ...
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Good riddance to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The housing crisis and subsequent financial crisis in 2008 was caused in large part by politicizing loan eligibility criteria, advancing social justice objectives over sound economics. Unfortunately, ...
US consumer watchdog signs come down at Washington HQ
President Trump and billionaire Elon Musk have sought to dismantle the agency since the Republican president's return to the White House a month ago.
Consumer watchdog agency that Trump attacked is seen as a hero to many it aided
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the crosshairs of the White House. But to many people, it has fought abusive ...
Consumer watchdog agency called ‘vicious’ by Trump seen as a ‘hero’ to many it aided
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned nearly $20 billion to consumers in just over 13 years of existence.
Trump admin pulls hundreds of videos from CFPB’s YouTube channel
Nearly 400 videos that were posted on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s YouTube page have been removed, as the Trump ...
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What Does It Mean to Resist Trump in 2025?
Danielle Sassoon’s American bravery. Plus: Susan B. Glasser on Putin’s great day in Washington; Stephen A. Smith for ...
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Why Trump and Musk are shutting down the CFPB
The Trump administration's work to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could hit American consumers in the wallet. It could also spare Elon Musk's business interests from unwanted ...