Funding Cuts Put America’s Consumer Watchdog on the Brink of Collapse December 30, 2025 By Douglas Gillison When Bianca Jones, a 33-year-old special education teacher in Memphis, Tennessee, decided a couple of years ago that she wanted...
Trump Bid to Defund CFPB Is Crippling the Agency, States Say December 24, 2025 By Erik Larson The Trump administration is illegally trying to cripple the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by refusing to ask the Federal Reserve...
Consumer Watchdog Proposes End to Civil Rights-Era Anti-Discrimination Requirements November 17, 2025 By Douglas Gillison The U.S. federal consumer finance watchdog on Wednesday proposed narrowing key civil-rights-era anti-discrimination requirements for the financial industry, advancing Republican...
Vermont Stops Use of ‘Angi Certified Pro’ Marketing Term October 14, 2025 Online platform Angi, formerly known as Angi’s List, has settled with Vermont’s attorney general over concerns about misleading marketing on...
Amazon, FTC Reach $2.5 Billion Deal in Prime Subscription Case September 26, 2025 By Spencer Soper, Josh Sisco and Leah Nylen Amazon.com Inc. agreed to pay $2.5 billion in penalties and refunds and change its process for how to cancel its...
More Than $360M in CFPB Compensation ‘at Risk,’ Say Consumer Groups July 30, 2025 By Douglas Gillison Recent actions by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have reversed or jeopardized more than $360 million in compensation paid...
Pennsylvania Digital Forgery Law Targets AI Scams and Financial Exploitation July 16, 2025 A new Pennsylvania law intended to crack down on AI-powered fraud and financial crimes makes it a felony to use...
New York Sues Capital One for Cheating Savings Depositors May 15, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Capital One was sued on Wednesday by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who accused the bank of cheating depositors...
Toyota Settlement, Walmart Lawsuit Scrapped by CFPB May 14, 2025 By Douglas Gillison The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has canceled a 2023 settlement with the financing arm of Toyota over allegations the...
Consumer Watchdog Seeks to Vacate Discrimination Case it Already Won March 28, 2025 By Douglas Gillison The top U.S. consumer finance agency on Wednesday asked a court to undo an enforcement case which the watchdog had...