NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Congress established to monitor credit card companies, ...

President Trump and other critics of the agency say it needs to be shut down. Supporters of the agency point to its record of protecting consumers.

While business groups have long lamented actions taken by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Trump and his allies want ...

Concern is mounting as a federal agency dedicated to protecting consumers remains shut down. The abrupt week-long closure comes after the acting director appointed by President Donald Trump ordered ...

The CFPB, created in the wake of the 2008 banking crisis, has been targeted for possible elimination. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

A group of 191 House and Senate Democrats sent a letter to Russell Vought, the newly installed director of the Office of ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the so-called cop on the beat protecting Americans from financial abuse, is now under strict orders to do nothing.

"If the FDIC is dismantled, all money in our banks would be at risk," Steele said. However, experts point out that for now, ...

The Trump administration is taking steps to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The move could mean less oversight of consumer debt. The CFPB was created after the 2008 financial ...