On July 11, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a proposed $9 million settlement resolving its November 2021 lawsuit against a national pawn lender and its subsidiaries.

Supreme Court rulings and provisions in the recently passed budget bill are bolstering the legality of the administration's ...

A judge blocked a CFPB rule to erase medical debt from credit reports, leaving 15 million consumers with bills that could hurt their credit.

Once a powerful watchdog for financial wrongdoing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has seen its enforcement efforts ...

President Trump signed a so-called big beautiful bill on July 4 that nearly halves annual funding for the Consumer Financial ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau placed its top fair lending official on leave as the Trump administration pulls back ...

New law cuts Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding cap by 46%, saving $2 billion, Republicans say. GOP argues the ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped 18 enforcement lawsuits against firms accused of abusive or deceptive tactics.

Consumers’ Top Watchdog: The CFPB’s Vital Role Amid Legal Challenges The exterior of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters is seen on February 10, 2025, in Washington.

An 11-point memo directs the agency’s staff to bring redress directly to affected consumers, “rather than imposing penalties on companies in order to simply fill the Bureau’s penalty fund,” the CFPB’s ...

CFPB is poised to abandon interpretive rule that would have subjected BNPL "pay-in-four" lenders to same regulatory framework as credit cards.

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is under legal scrutiny after abruptly halting operations last month. Following pressure from a court and employee union, the agency has now ...