Last week I participated in the radio show On Point to discuss the legacy of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It turned out to be something a debate with Richard Cordray, the first director ...
Experian, one of the nation’s largest credit bureaus, was sued Tuesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for allegedly improperly handling consumer disputes, which could lead to lower credit ...
Stalled lawsuits. Halted supervision and oversight. Suspended workforce. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the midst of a complete overhaul that could cripple its ability to act as the ...
Comprehensive state privacy laws are the “new normal.” Comprehensive state privacy legislation is unlikely to slow down any time soon. In the first few weeks of 2025 alone, nineteen comprehensive ...
Class-action settlements alone hit nearly $40 billion in 2024, marking the third consecutive, record-setting year in the category. Private TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act) claims have also ...
In the waning months of the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, released a flurry of new consumer protection rules, targeting everything from bank overdraft fees ...
The Department of Justice’s decision to shutter the Consumer Protection Branch (“CPB”) by September 30, 2025, is sending shockwaves across multiple industries. Known for its unique dual mandate to ...
District Attorney Summer Stephan and Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer are clashing over control of a more than $200 million ...
Here’s what the agency has been doing for U.S. consumers since it was created in 2011—and what could change if the current administration continues to scale back its budget, staff, and mission By ...
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 ...
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