Even before Musk fell out with Donald Trump, the agency’s projected savings had plummeted. But he nevertheless managed to inflict lasting damage to the federal government.

Congress should not have created the CFPB. Multiple federal agencies already existed to enforce consumer protection laws. The ...

States have passed new laws and hired ex-bureau staff, but some suggest the shift is more evolutionary than revolutionary.

In the nearly six months since the Trump administration has had control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the bureau’s leadership has focused almost exclusively on rolling back any ...

COMMENTARY | "If a president objects to a federal law, they need to take it up with Congress, not fire everyone hired to ...

A tax and spending package Trump signed July 4 nearly halves the watchdog’s annual funding. Resources may be stretched to ...

Ukraine’s prime minister has announced his resignation. The move possibly marks the start of a major government reshuffle.

Senate Republicans move to slash CFPB funding by half, risking hundreds of job cuts The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created to police potential bad actors in the financial services ...

By Douglas Gillison (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's rapid pullback of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cost Americans at least $18 billion in higher fees and lost compensation ...

Senate Republicans have proposed cutting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) funding by nearly half. The move is part of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and could lead ...

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Federal Reserve System and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating the Trump administration’s actions to dismantle the CFPB ...