Explore U.S. consumer protection laws that shield against scams and unethical practices like predatory lending, ensuring your ...

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Consumer protection laws help keep businesses honest by shielding consumers against companies that operate with unfair, ...

The Trump administration has agreed to pause layoffs and funding cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, the federal agency responsible for cracking down on “junk” fees and ...

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 ...

Staff and contractors at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have been told they cannot "perform any work tasks," according to an internal email obtained by NPR on Monday. The new directive from ...