Created from the fallout of the 2008 financial crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned over $20 billion ...

Debt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and ...

Senate banking committee advanced Brian Johnson for CFPB director 13-11, as Democrats questioned Capital One ties and agency ...

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have put forward legislation to restructure an independent consumer protection agency, including how the federal government funds the bureau.

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have put forward legislation to restructure an independent consumer protection agency, including how the federal government funds the bureau.

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Key insight: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is stuck between two powerful industries — banks and fintechs — that are at odds over whether banks should be able to collect fees for sharing ...

Critic of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau leadership was put under investigation and suspended from job ...

Washington — A top supervision examiner at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned staff they would face "most unpleasant" consequences if they were too aggressive in their oversight of ...

Speaking at a Senate Banking Committee nomination hearing, Johnson said, per the report: “I would pledge to you to have an open mind to take a look at staffing levels with the agency. The Hill ...

During a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) asked Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Russell Vought about his role. Tamil actor Ambika ...