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Appeals panel looks for middle ground on CFPB dismantling
A federal appeals panel seems inclined to find a middle ground as it weighs whether to pause an order blocking the Trump ...
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CFPB preliminary injunction likely modified by appeals panel
A federal appeals court panel seemed open to accommodating the Trump administration by putting some conditions on a ...
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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Everything You Want to Know About the CFPB as Things Stand Today, and Lots More - Part 1
Our podcast show being released today is Part 1 of a repurposed interactive webinar that we presented on March 24, featuring two of the ...
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DOJ says CFPB stop-work order maintains statutory functions
The Department of Justice said in a court filing Friday that a February stop-work order from acting Consumer Financial ...
CFPB Examiners Barred From Work Despite Agency's Assurances
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s examination unit isn’t supervising banks and other financial companies despite ...
CFPB likely to step back from crypto regulation — Attorney
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is likely to see a diminished role in crypto regulations, but the agency will ...
It's time to worry about overdraft fees. These 5 banks rolled them back.
A mere four months ago, the Biden administration capped bank overdraft fees at $5. There was just one catch: The cap wouldn’t ...
Former top consumer financial watchdog fired by Trump still speaking out
The upheaval at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has many advocates concerned about financial abuse and fraud.
The CFPB's Retreat, Will the States' Step Forward: A New Era in Consumer Financial Protection Enforcement?
While the Consumer Financial Protection Act remains valid law, the reduction in federal enforcement is likely to lead to ...
Appeals Panel Eyes Narrow Order to Keep CFPB Open, Curb Firings
Federal workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are poised for a continued pause on the Trump administration’s ...
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The State of the CFPB During a Fraught Transition Period: Part I
It has been a little over two months since President Donald Trump returned to office, and since then, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...
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US appeals court stays injunction barring consumer watchdog agency firings
A three-judge panel for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals temporarily stayed Thursday a lower court order blocking firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), part of ...