Trump’s Consumer Protection Bureau Pulls Back on Equifax Data Breach Probe: Reuters February 5, 2018 By Patrick Rucker Mick Mulvaney, head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has pulled back from a full-scale probe of how Equifax Inc....
Court Upholds Consumer Financial Bureau Structure Over Trump, Business Complaints January 31, 2018 By Andrew Harris, Bloomberg The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director’s job regained a measure of security Wednesday when a U.S. appeals court said the...
Congress Kills Obama Ban on Forced Arbitration in Battle Against Class Actions October 25, 2017 By Lisa Lambert Banks, credit card issuers and other financial companies will be able to block customers from banding together to sue over...
U.S. Consumer Bureau Offers Rules for Financial Data Collection October 20, 2017 By Pete Schroeder The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is turning its attention to companies that collect consumer financial information to provide services...
Finance Industry Sues to End U.S. Rule Curbing Forced Arbitration for Consumers October 2, 2017 By Elizabeth Dexheimer A coalition of corporate lobbying groups, led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to...
Equifax Promises Improved Consumer Access to Credit Records September 29, 2017 By John McCrank Equifax Inc. promised to make it easier for consumers to control access to their credit records in the wake of...