The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up a case this term that could significantly weaken the structure and independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a government watchdog agency that was the brainchild of Elizabeth Warren and opened its doors in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis during the Obama administration to oversee financial institutions, monitor markets and protect consumers fr
The new head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ended an effort to change the name of the consumer watchdog agency, telling employees that the change would be too costly to finish.
Consumer advocates raised big concerns this week about the two top officials the Trump administration has appointed to protect Americans from fraud, claiming one has no related experience and that the other won't be able to go after companies like Equifax, Facebook, Amazon and Verizon because of his work in the private sector.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren unveiled a series of new planks Tuesday in her wider plan to stem corporate influence on government and root out corruption in Washington.
The Trump administration plans to eliminate routine audits of lenders for violations of the Military Lending Act, according to internal agency documents, The New York Times reported on Friday.
Not even pet insurance is safe from Wells Fargo's scandals.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the Department of Education is blocking access to documents it needs for its lawsuit against Navient, one of the nation's biggest student loan servicers.
A federal judge says the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unconstitutional.
President Donald Trump plans to nominate Office of Management and Budget official Kathy Kraninger to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the White House announced Saturday.
Mick Mulvaney took yet another swipe at his consumer watchdog bureau — all but terminating an entire board of advocates who advise the agency about fair lending and underserved communities.
The leap into homeownership is a big change, especially on your finances.
Banks have been walking away from low-income homebuyers seeking loans, and that has affordable housing advocates worried.
Congress is considering killing an Obama-era rule that protects Americans from discriminatory car loans.
Wells Fargo may pay a $1 billion penalty for forcing customers into car insurance and charging mortgage borrowers unfair fees.
The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the agency he runs "does not exist." At least, not under its current name.
President Trump's consumer chief, Mick Mulvaney, has delayed rules to rein in payday loans, dropped lawsuits against payday lenders, and stripped enforcement of fair-lending protections.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken the first step to killing or revising the payday lending rule it finalized only a few months ago.
A federal judge hearing the case over who rightfully can lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on an acting basis Tuesday denied a request to block President Donald Trump from installing Mick Mulvaney as acting director.
A showdown over the leadership of a major consumer fraud protection agency was underway Monday, as both President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the person tapped by its former director showed up to work.
Many people on Wall Street and Republicans on Capitol Hill don't like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and they don't favor Elizabeth Warren.
President Donald Trump slammed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its former director Saturday, calling the consumer watchdog "a total disaster" just hours after senior administration officials defended his decision to appoint Mick Mulvaney as its acting head.
Former Rep. Barney Frank pushed back Saturday on the White House's assertion that President Donald Trump has the authority to appoint an interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying the independence of watchdog agency was a key consideration when Congress passed the law to create it in 2010.
Citibank must pay $6.5 million for illegal student loan servicing practices, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday.
