WASHINGTON − Thousands of complaints submitted by Americans to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleging fraud or scams from private companies are going unanswered following President Donald ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a consumer watchdog agency created by Congress, is in a turbulent time. This week, the Trump administration said in a court filing it intends to keep the CFPB ...

A federal judge has rejected a claim by the Trump administration that it is barred from funding a consumer watchdog agency.

In the same way people don’t think about their plumbing until a deathly stench rises from their shower drain, most of us have gotten used to the safeguards afforded by the federal Consumer Financial ...

reduce their oversight and enforcement activities, Americans are increasingly left to defend their own financial interests. This shift in the regulatory landscape has created new challenges for ...

Errors on credit reports. Unexpected bank and other “junk” fees. New financial products that conceal their true costs and terms. For help with those problems, millions of consumers in the U.S. have ...