The Hill

Obama-era consumer protections could be overruled by SCOTUS. Here’s what’s at stake.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Obama-era consumer watchdog formed in response to the 2008 financial crisis, finds itself facing another existential threat. The Supreme Court recently ...

State attorneys general increase antitrust and consumer protection enforcement

Attorneys at Perkins Coie LLP explain how state attorneys general are increasing antitrust and consumer protection ...
Forbes

The CFPB Was A Mistake—Even Before It Abused Its Power

Last week I participated in the radio show On Point to discuss the legacy of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It turned out to be something a debate with Richard Cordray, the first director ...
Los Angeles Times

Consumer Protection Litigation Trends Revealed in New Report

While consumer protection cases have been on an overall decline over most of the past decade, there was an increase in general consumer protection cases, class action cases, TCPA cases and data breach ...
CNN

CFPB: What it does and why its future is in question

The agency was created after the 2008 financial meltdown, as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. That law was passed in the wake of the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis ...

How the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Protects Consumer Rights

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is the federal law regulating the collection of consumers’ credit information and access ...
Marketplace

The Trump administration has ordered the CFPB to stop its work. What does the agency do?

The new head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered its employees on Monday to stay out of the office and stop all work. Meanwhile, a union representing federal employees filed two ...
The National Law Review

Navigating the Legal Risks of Consumer Protection Claims in Healthcare

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
Time

What Cuts to the CFPB Could Mean For Consumers

Protesters rally outside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on February 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Senior Correspondent For a long time, Misty Castaneda had terrible credit. Even though ...
USA Today

Judge blocks mass layoffs at consumer protection agency targeted by Trump

The Trump administration has agreed to pause layoffs and funding cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, the federal agency responsible for cracking down on “junk” fees and ...
Los Angeles Times

What does having the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on hold mean for consumers?

NEW YORK — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Congress established to monitor credit card companies, mortgage providers, debt collectors and other segments of the consumer finance ...