consumer protection

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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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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Cleo AI Settles $17 Million FTC ‘Fast Money’ Case
Cleo AI Settles $17 Million FTC ‘Fast Money’ Case
March 27, 2025  |  Regulation

The FTC has won a $17 million settlement against online cash advance company Cleo AI. The settlement stems from a complaint by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that...

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FTC Taps Litigators for Competition and Consumer Protection Roles
FTC Taps Litigators for Competition and Consumer Protection Roles
March 26, 2025  |  Personnel

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has appointed deputies to its competition and consumer protection divisions. Taylor C. Hoogendoorn has been named deputy director of the...

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FTC: eCommerce Support Platform Click Profit Misled Customers
FTC: eCommerce Support Platform Click Profit Misled Customers
March 18, 2025  |  Regulation

Federal regulators have accused eCommerce infrastructure platform Click Profit of misleading its customers. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Tuesday (March 18) that it had obtained a court order halting Click...

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Washington Weekly: CFPB’s Future and the Impact of CDFI Cuts on Credit Unions
Washington Weekly: CFPB’s Future and the Impact of CDFI Cuts on Credit Unions
March 17, 2025  |  Regulation

By the standards set previously in Q1, this Monday wasn’t as manic as most. In fact there’s an element of “business as usual” in this...

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CFPB Back at Office to Deal With Complaint Backlog
CFPB Back at Office to Deal With Complaint Backlog
March 16, 2025  |  CFPB

Reports of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) death may have been somewhat exaggerated.  Last month, the Trump administration shuttered the regulator’s offices and essentially...

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New York to Consider Bill to Strengthen Consumer Protection Law
New York to Consider Bill to Strengthen Consumer Protection Law
March 13, 2025  |  Security & Fraud

New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced a new bill designed to strengthen the state’s consumer protection law, saying the bill is needed at a...

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FTC Begins Sending Refunds to Car Buyers in Vroom Settlement
FTC Begins Sending Refunds to Car Buyers in Vroom Settlement
March 13, 2025  |  Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun sending more than $934,000 in refunds to consumers after reaching a settlement with online used car dealer Vroom...

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