The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Is Being Told to Stop Its Work. 5 Ways That Could Impact Consumers Like You.
In its 14 years, the CFPB has created rules limiting credit card late fees and overdraft penalties, protected consumers from ...
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Breaking: Treasury Secretary Bessent Heads Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Immediately Orders Freeze of CFPB Activities
On Saturday, February 1, 2025, it was announced that President Donald Trump had removed Rohit Chopra as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In a statement from the CFPB on ...
Utility consumer protection bill heads for contention in the House
Protecting vulnerable utility customers from winter shut-offs with reasonable payment plans appeals across both sides of the ...
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Chopra’s parting shot: A CFPB blueprint for state-level enforcement with teeth
In one of the final reports by the CFPB issued under Rohit Chopra’s regime, the bureau outlines how state-level regulators can better protect consumers.
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The Right Approach to State Regulation of AI
Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Stephen Henriques write that Connecticut should begin by applying its existing ...
If Americans don’t trust institutions anymore, maybe it’s because they’re always trying to trick us
Whether it's scam artists bombarding us with attacks, or legitimate companies coming up with deceptive ways to take our ...
Bessent Takes Helm of Consumer Finance Watchdog, Orders Halt to Work
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is ordering a freeze to work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, after being named ...
DATCP shares presentation on legal rights for landlords and tenants
Whether you're renting an apartment or house, or you’re a landlord, both sides have rights and responsibilities under state law.
Bessent, as acting consumer bureau chief, pauses all rules and lawsuits
CFPB staff was told to refrain from issuing public communications, halt activities including rules and settlements and ...
Trump appoints treasury secretary, a former hedge fund executive, as acting head of consumer protection agency
In what appears to be yet another move to consolidate parts of the federal government, President Donald Trump has appointed ...
Trump Names Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, to Lead the Consumer Bureau
The secretary replaces Rohit Chopra, who had aggressively sought to expand the bureau’s authority over banks and other ...
Treasury secretary to temporarily oversee Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Donald Trump on Monday designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with additional duties as acting director of the ...