Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Judge Puts Temporary Hold on CFPB Plan to Lay Off Most Employees
Judge Puts Temporary Hold on CFPB Plan to Lay Off Most Employees
April 18, 2025  |  CFPB

A federal judge reportedly blocked the Trump Administration’s plan to lay off 90% of the staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Friday (April...

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Reports: CFPB Laying Off 90% of Staff
Reports: CFPB Laying Off 90% of Staff
April 17, 2025  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is reportedly in the process of laying off 1,500 employees, which will reduce the agency’s staff to 200. This...

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CFPB Reportedly Planning Dramatic Enforcement Rollback 
CFPB Reportedly Planning Dramatic Enforcement Rollback 
April 17, 2025  |  CFPB

America’s chief consumer finance watchdog is reportedly scaling back enforcement of financial services companies. Instead, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will focus on threats...

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CFPB’s Credit Card Late Fee Cap Tossed by Judge
CFPB’s Credit Card Late Fee Cap Tossed by Judge
April 15, 2025  |  Credit Cards

A federal judge has thrown out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) late fee cap. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman came after...

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CFPB Drops Lawsuit Against Comerica Bank Over Federal Benefits Program
CFPB Drops Lawsuit Against Comerica Bank Over Federal Benefits Program
April 11, 2025  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reportedly dropped a lawsuit against Comerica Bank that targeted the bank’s handling of a federal benefits program, alleging that it provided poor...

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CFPB Ends Enforcement of Registry of Consumer Law-Breaking Nonbank Financial Companies
CFPB Ends Enforcement of Registry of Consumer Law-Breaking Nonbank Financial Companies
April 11, 2025  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Friday (April 11) that it will not prioritize enforcement of a regulation requiring a registry of nonbank financial companies...

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House Votes to Repeal CFPB Rule Covering Consumer Payment Apps
House Votes to Repeal CFPB Rule Covering Consumer Payment Apps
April 09, 2025  |  CFPB

The House of Representatives passed a Congressional Review Act resolution Wednesday (April 9), overturning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rule, “Defining Larger Participants of...

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Federal Appeals Court Keeps CFPB Alive Until April 9 Hearing
Federal Appeals Court Keeps CFPB Alive Until April 9 Hearing
April 03, 2025  |  CFPB

A federal appeals court reportedly paused a lower court’s order from last week that reversed President Donald Trump’s actions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...

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Trump Administration to Appeal Judge’s Preliminary Order to Keep CFPB Intact
Trump Administration to Appeal Judge’s Preliminary Order to Keep CFPB Intact
March 31, 2025  |  Regulation

The on-again, off-again saga of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues. The Trump administration on Saturday (March 29) filed a claim in the U.S....

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