Judge orders a freeze on firing consumer bureau’s staff and deleting its data.
Agency workers, including some who were listening to the hearing remotely, expressed immediate joy and relief.
What does having the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on hold mean for consumers?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest U.S. government agency to have its work halted by the Trump administration ...
Here’s What CFPB Hold Means for Consumers
Here’s some background on the scope of the CFPB’s activities and how the agency’s tenuous status might affect consumers: What does the CFPB regulate? The Consumer Financial ...
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MIT economist explains the role of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
What is the CFPB? And what would potentially eliminating it mean for American consumers? MIT's Jon Gruber weighs in.
What Cuts to the CFPB Could Mean For Consumers
The CFP also prosecutes companies that it says fail to protect consumers. In December, it filed a lawsuit against the ...
Consumers are boycotting major retailers. Here's what they plan for 'blackout' on Feb. 28
A growing number of organizations and activists are calling on consumers to boycott retailers. We explain why.
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U.S. Real Consumer Spending
U.S. Q3 GDP growth revised up to 2.9% on stronger consumer spending By Investing.com - Nov 30, 2022 1 By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com -- The U.S. economy grew faster than first thought in the ...
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Financial Rights Education Platforms: Understanding Consumer Protections
Understanding your rights as a consumer is more critical than ever. Financial rights education platforms have emerged as vital tools to bridge the gap between complex regulations and everyday ...
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US consumer confidence dips again to start the year, according to business group
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A shopper carries bags down Fifth Avenue on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson ...
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U.S. CB Consumer Confidence
Stock market today: Nasdaq hits record high as major earnings from big tech loom By Investing.com - Oct 29, 2024 30 Investing.com -- The Nasdaq closed at record highs Tuesday, shrugging off mixed ...
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The head of a federal agency for consumers has packed up his office. But will Trump fire him?
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, speaks from the South Court Auditorium on the ...
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Trump’s New Executive Orders
As far as human rights are concerned, it was like turning on a firehose of terrible policies, soaking to the bone anyone who still had even the slightest hope that Trump’s second term might not ...