Consumer protection agency recovers nearly $2 million that Mainers lost to Bitcoin kiosk scams

The state office that oversees consumer finance protection has come to an agreement with a cryptocurrency operator that will ...

US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must be funded, judge rules

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

Judge Rules That Consumer Bureau’s Funding Cannot Lapse

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

US Aims to Ease Enforcement of Airline Consumer Protection Rules

The US Transportation Department wants to relax the ways it holds airlines and ticket agents accountable for violating ...

21 Democratic-led states sue White House over consumer protection bureau funding

NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of 21 attorneys general from Democratic-led states sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its director, Russell Vought, on Monday, asserting that the White House ...
ConsumerAffairs

NYC gets a new mayor and a new consumer czar

It's been called New York City's FTC. The NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection is a powerful agency whose ...
Hartford Courant

CT Consumer Protection advises consumers on company’s bankruptcy: Report unfinished work

The Department of Consumer Protection has a warning for residents affected by the bankruptcy filing of a home improvement company, according to a release. “The Department of Consumer Protection is ...
Maui Now

Hawaiʻi Office of Consumer Protection reaches $6 million settlement with PayPal

The Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection has reached a $6 million settlement ...