The bureau has been ordered to deprioritize subjects including consumer data, digital payments, medical debt and student loans. Mortgages will now be the leading topic for remaining employees.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a watchdog agency Republicans have tried to dismantle or significantly scale back, is the latest shakeup in Donald Trump's efforts to remake the federal ...

People attend a protest in support of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, at the CFPB headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ...

FILE - A security officer works inside of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) building headquarters Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) WASHINGTON ...

The lights are on at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau across the street from the White House, and employees still get paid. But in practice, the bureau has been mostly inoperable for ...

Recent actions by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have reversed or jeopardized more than $360 million in ...

The Trump administration sent layoff notices on Thursday to a large swath of employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, just days after a federal appeals court pared back an injunction ...

The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced his departure on Saturday, becoming the latest Biden administration holdover official to be ousted by the Trump administration ...

Judge blocks Trump administration from dismantling of Consumer Protection Bureau CFPB is responsible for protecting consumers from financial fraud and deceptive practices, and was created in the ...

President Trump on Monday ordered tariffs on steel and aluminum, and addressed his advisor Elon Musk’s plan to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Erica Brown reports. Feb 10 02:22 ...