The Trump administration has halted the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Here's what that agency does, and ...

The Trump administration has ordered the agency, created by Congress and funded by the Federal Reserve, to halt most activity ...

President Trump and other critics of the agency say it needs to be shut down. Supporters of the agency point to its record of protecting consumers.

Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget and the acting director of CFPB, ordered the federal watchdog ...

President Donald Trump’s budget chief has sent an email to consumer protection agency employees telling them to stop working ...

The Trump administration is closing the offices of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for the coming week, according to an email viewed by The Washington Post, casting further doubt on the ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest U.S. government ... They were directed to contact the top lawyer for the Office of Management and Budget “to get approval in writing ...

In an email to staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency’s acting director ordered workers to cease “all supervision and examination activity.” By Ryan Mac and Stacy ...

Concern is mounting as a federal agency dedicated to protecting consumers remains shut down. The abrupt week-long closure comes after the acting director appointed by President Donald Trump ordered ...