The order is the latest in a complex legal battle over the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a watchdog ...

A federal judge has rejected a claim by the Trump administration that it is barred from funding a consumer watchdog agency.

The Trump administration had tried to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which acts as a guardrail for the ...

The insurer’s core product is not the policy document delivered at the point of sale; it is the promise of financial protection when a covered loss occurs. That promise has meaning only if honored ...

The billionaire Elon Musk and the California venture capitalist Marc Andreessen have started a debate about the role of government that we should be having — but it might not go the way they would ...

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Consumer protection laws help keep businesses honest by shielding consumers against companies that operate with unfair, ...

In the weeks since President Trump's return to office, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, long a target of conservatives, landed in the crosshairs of Elon Musk's DOGE, or Department of ...

The Trump administration has agreed to pause layoffs and funding cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, the federal agency responsible for cracking down on “junk” fees and ...

The Trump administration has fired Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The move was widely expected as President Trump is likely to name a new director for the ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau remains in limbo after President Donald Trump's attempt to fire nearly everyone at the agency was paused on Friday by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Amy ...

Consumer rights are a cornerstone of American freedom, a building block of the American economy, and a foundation of American success. During this National Consumer Protection Week, we renew our ...

Errors on credit reports. Unexpected bank and other “junk” fees. New financial products that conceal their true costs and terms. For help with those problems, millions of consumers in the U.S. have ...