The CFPB—tasked to protect consumers from unfair banking practices—was created by Democrats in the wake of the 2008 financial ...

Senate Republicans backed a Wednesday effort from Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...

Readers consider the bureau’s policies under Rohit Chopra.

Created at the behest of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has the ostensible goal of protecting people from bad actors and practices in the financial ...

TX, introduced a bill (again) to that effect Wednesday, calling the agency “unelected” and “unaccountable” and its ...

Recent data show the average rent has gone down over the last few months but that doesn’t necessarily mean all renters are ...

A few weeks ago, the outgoing Biden administration announced the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule. The move banned unpaid medical bills from appearing on credit reports, which can bar people ...

Understanding your rights as a consumer is more critical than ever. Financial rights education platforms have emerged as ...

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced on Friday it had fined credit reporting bureau Equifax $15 million ...

The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, has been waiting for a phone call, letter, email, ...

While there have been some consumer wins during Biden’s tenure, there are some rules that are tied up in court. Advocates are ...

Equifax will pay a $15 million penalty for failing to properly investigate credit report disputes.