In its 14 years, the CFPB has created rules limiting credit card late fees and overdraft penalties, protected consumers from ...

President Donald Trump has tasked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with serving as the acting director of the Consumer ...

Russell Vought took over as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday night and officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency deleted the banking ...

DOGE staffers will get read-only access to CFPB data, systems, and equipment, according to an internal email reviewed by WIRED.

Officials from the U.S. DOGE Service worked on site at the CFPB on Friday, raising concerns about the future of the watchdog ...

President Donald Trump on Monday designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with additional duties as acting director of the ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is halting its operations amid Scott Bessent's takeover, according to reports.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has begun freezing work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after its director was ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest target of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

The fate of a Biden-era rule that would keep medical debt from consumers’ credit reports is up in the air amid reported ...

Trump has not indicated who the long-term leader will be, but CFPB directors are appointed to five year terms.