The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest U.S. government agency to have its work halted by the Trump ...

The agency—an unelected regulator with a blank check—has spent much of its short life making things harder for the consumers ...

Many consumer protections are in limbo, including an $8 cap on credit-card late fees and a proposed rule on selling customer ...

The CFPB was established by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in 2010 ... service providers that had largely flown under the radar. It also took over responsibilities ...

The ruling from a federal court in Washington, D.C., is a reprieve for CFPB staff who had been bracing for mass layoffs as ...

Here’s some background on the scope of the CFPB’s activities and how the agency’s tenuous status might affect consumers: What does the CFPB regulate? The Consumer Financial ...

President Trump supercharged his overhaul of government agencies this week that included a fresh round of a widespread firings. Trump signed an order this week indicating agency heads initiate large ...

A new administration in Washington. While protecting kids and teens is likely to remain an issue that drives legislation, ...

The New York Times is tracking the actions and significant statements of President Trump and his administration during the ...

Marketers and advertisers who understand the importance of customer behavior and psychology consider heuristics (simple, efficient rules—mental shortcuts—that people use to form judgments and make ...