Ted Cruz Leads Republican Charge to Defund Consumer-Protection Agency
The CFPB—tasked to protect consumers from unfair banking practices—was created by Democrats in the wake of the 2008 financial ...
Cruz to revive push to abolish government consumer protection agency
Senate Republicans backed a Wednesday effort from Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...
It's Time To Shutter The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Created at the behest of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has the ostensible goal of protecting people from bad actors and practices in the financial ...
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Consumers in three states can stop the sale of their personal data
In a week set aside to stress good cybersecurity practices, officials in three states with strong consumer privacy laws are urging consumers to take advant ...
The head of a federal agency for consumers has packed up his office. But will Trump fire him?
The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, has been waiting for a phone call, letter, email, ...
Equifax hit with $15 million penalty from U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Equifax will pay a $15 million penalty for failing to properly investigate credit report disputes.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reports renters are still struggling
Recent data show the average rent has gone down over the last few months but that doesn’t necessarily mean all renters are ...
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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Sales Agents: The Dangers of the ‘Canary Trap’
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991 was established to protect residential telephone subscribers’ privacy by allowing them to opt out of unsolicited telemarketing calls through a “do ...
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Q&A on Consumer Protection Law Changes: No more “Junk Fees,” “Taylor Swift” Ticket Upcharges, or Undisclosed Auto-renewal Contracts
Starting this year, there are a swath of new state and federal consumer protection laws that have already or will soon go into effect, impacting ...
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Consumer protection agency sues Walmart, Branch alleging illegal pay practices for gig drivers
NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sued Walmart ... and mispresented how they could access their wages. The agency alleged last week that for approximately two years ...
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Trump's second term could mean the downfall of the FDIC, CFPB: Here's what that means for consumers
Among the changes in store once President-elect Donald Trump takes office could be the closure of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. There is ...