Medical debt rule's fate uncertain amid CFPB regulatory limbo | Dollars & Sense
The fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new rules to exclude medical debt from credit reports is uncertain, ...
What Credit Card Protections Could We Lose if the CFPB Closes?
Remember when the CFPB announced last year it would cap credit card late fees at $8? A typical late fee hovers around $32, so ...
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States must step up as fate of consumer watchdog CFPB remains in doubt
The future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the independent agency charged with for enhancing consumer ...
CFPB rule to remove medical bills from credit reports goes into effect March 17, but enforcement uncertain: Legally Speaking
New CFPB rules may erase $49 billion in medical debt from credit reports, boosting credit scores for 15 million Americans if enforcement proceeds.
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CFPB inaction harming state consumer protection efforts, Democratic AGs allege
A coalition of 23 Democratic state attorneys general is urging a federal judge in Washington, D.C. to block the Trump ...
CFPB Employees Want to Work—if CFPB Leadership Would Just Let Them
So, CFPB workers want to do their job. CFBP leadership, at the behest of Trump and Musk, want to keep that from happening. A ...
Consumers need the CFPB. Remember the Great Recession?
Its plight may not seem as urgent. But trust me, the fate of this vital agency will affect you, too. In early February, Musk ...
Your government slashed consumer protections. Now what?
In the same way people don’t think about their plumbing until a deathly stench rises from their shower drain, most of us have ...
Judge Demands CFPB Witness Testimony in Lawsuit Against Trump Administration
"I just want to know if the work is being done or isn't being done," U.S. District Senior Judge Amy Berman Jackson said at a ...
CFPB Raced to Fire Staff Ahead of Court Hearing, Emails Show (1)
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau raced to terminate large numbers of its staff ahead of a February hearing where a ...
Trump admin drops 5 consumer watchdog cases, including Capital One
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday dropped five enforcement actions against financial services ...
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Consumers need the CFPB. Remember the Great Recession?
Its plight may not seem as urgent. But trust me, the fate of this vital agency will affect you, too. In early February, Musk posted “CFPB RIP,” on X, formerly Twitter, with a gravestone emoji.