Republicans have long targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for elimination. It survives, for now, but has ...

Complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have skyrocketed in the first half of 2025, due in part to an increase ...

Earlier this month, as Republicans raced to get their “big, beautiful” billionaire tax cut package across the line, the ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) has seen significant changes since President Donald Trump fired former Director ...

Here’s what you need to know about the state of some of the CFPB’s best-known consumer protections. Bank overdraft fees could go up . In December, the CFPB approved a rule requiring large ...

The personal impact of the 2008 housing crisis on a student's family reveals why the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...

President Donald Trump’s rapid pullback of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cost Americans at least $18 billion in higher fees and lost compensation for consumers allegedly cheated by ...

CFPB Oversight of BNPL. ... Know the fees, such as interest or late fees charged after a certain period, and understand when they apply. Set payment reminders to avoid missing payments.

The CFPB recently made filings with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding the following rules:. Loan Originator Compensation Requirements Under the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z ...

With the CFPB sidelined, "scammers will have a field day," Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat who first proposed the idea behind the agency, told MarketWatch recently.

The CFPB had estimated its rule — part of a broader Biden administration initiative to crack down on “junk fees” — would save 23 million consumers about $5 billion annually.

Bank overdraft fees could go up. In December, the CFPB approved a rule requiring large financial institutions to ... Payment app oversight at risk. The CFPB in November approved a digital payment app ...