Here’s what the agency has been doing for U.S. consumers since it was created in 2011—and what could change if the current ...

The Trump administration is rolling back two major Biden-era consumer protection efforts: one affecting air travel and the ...

Office of Management and Budget Director and acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Russell Vought has sought to eliminate some 90% of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's staff.

Established in the wake of the Great Recession, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a government agency intended to do exactly what its name states: protect consumers financially by ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was one of the early targets of the Trump administration's attempts to dramatically reduce government spending. The bureau's work was first suspended in early ...

The Trump administration moved to eliminate nearly 90% of staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Legal challenges have prevented the Trump administration from shutting down the agency.