After lots of talk about cracking down on "illegal brokering," DOT clarifies that the broker transparency rulemaking is a ...

The Department of the Treasury is formally taking down a new rule that expanded the definition of a broker under the U.S. Tax ...

Sophisticated criminal enterprises, like the international money-laundering organization that was charged in April 2025 for ...

The $389 billion data broker industry dodged regulation again. Here’s how it happened and what you can do to keep your info private.

The CFPB has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have required data brokers to obtain consent before selling Americans' personal and financial data. Acting Director Russell Vought cited internal ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has pulled back a draft privacy rule that would have required businesses to take more steps before selling consumers’ financial and personal data. The ...

The CFPB abandoned plans to introduce a new rule that would have allowed regulators to police financial data brokers under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday quietly withdrew new rules requiring data brokers to get consent before collecting and selling a consumer’s data.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is set to withdraw a Biden-era rule aimed at cracking down on data brokers and their selling of Americans’ personal and financial information. In a notice in ...

Credit header data includes a consumer's name, address, Social Security number, and other personal details. The CFPB's proposed rule, "Protecting Americans From Harmful Data Broker Practices" would ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is likely to see a diminished role in crypto regulations, but the agency will not disappear entirely.

During Chopra’s tenure, the CFPB’s regulations and guidance touched myriad parts of the U.S. financial markets. The CFPB has extended its tentacles into every aspect of consumer financial data.