Dave Lieber: Is the golden era of consumer protection about to disappear?
I haven’t seen anyone pronounce what I’m about to say. The weeks before the inauguration of a new president of the United ...
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Is Trump hurting or helping Americans by freezing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest government agency potentially on President Donald Trump’s chopping block. Not only did Trump fire Rohit Chopra, who headed the ...
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A Consumer Financial Watchdog’s Fate Is Unclear. Here’s What’s at Stake.
Some consumer advocates had hoped the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s latest rules would survive under President Trump, whose populist ideas have included a temporary cap of 10% on ...
Judge orders a freeze on firing consumer bureau’s staff and deleting its data.
Agency workers, including some who were listening to the hearing remotely, expressed immediate joy and relief.
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State authorities stepping up consumer protection efforts
In the wake of recent federal directives diminishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), state authorities are increasingly stepping ...
Secrecy, covered windows preceded shutdown of consumer protection agency’s headquarters
President Donald Trump’s budget chief has sent an email to consumer protection agency employees telling them to stop working.
With Attack on Consumer Bureau, Musk Removes Obstacle to His ‘X Money’ Vision
Former officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Elon Musk’s payment-business aspirations were driving his ...
US consumer bureau upheaval leaves consumers adrift, experts say
The Trump administration's rapid dismantling of the U.S. consumer protection watchdog will have broad implications for ...