The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been reduced to a skeleton crew. The department, which was created to oversee banks and financial institutions, has cut about 1,500 jobs, leaving about 200 ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was one of the early targets of the Trump administration's attempts to dramatically reduce government spending. The bureau's work was first suspended in early ...

The Trump administration’s efforts to shutter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could be putting small community banks ...

FILE - A security officer works inside of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) building headquarters Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) WASHINGTON (AP) ...

The Trump administration moved to eliminate nearly 90% of staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Legal challenges have prevented the Trump administration from shutting down the agency.

CFPB ensures financial markets fairness, focusing on rule enforcement and consumer education. Established post-2008 crisis, CFPB centralizes oversight of banking/lending practices. Investors benefit ...

Rohit Chopra, the former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was fired by the Trump administration on Feb. 1. Rocket Homes said Rohit Chopra and the CFPB brought an "empty claim" ...

BRIAN. SINCE TAKING OFFICE BACK IN JANUARY, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN TRYING TO ELIMINATE THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, AN AGENCY THAT WAS STARTED ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO AND ITS ...