In the same way people don’t think about their plumbing until a deathly stench rises from their shower drain, most of us have gotten used to the safeguards afforded by the federal Consumer Financial ...
In the waning months of the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, released a flurry of new consumer protection rules, targeting everything from bank overdraft fees ...
BRIAN. SINCE TAKING OFFICE BACK IN JANUARY, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN TRYING TO ELIMINATE THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, AN AGENCY THAT WAS STARTED ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO AND ITS ...
Errors on credit reports. Unexpected bank and other “junk” fees. New financial products that conceal their true costs and terms. For help with those problems, millions of consumers in the U.S. have ...
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump (R), his son X Musk, and White House staff secretary Will Scharf (L), speaks during an ...
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 ...