The CFPB’s role in enforcing consumer protections may diminish as the federal agency undergoes changes and possible elimination. Consumers can still report issues to the FTC, OCC and state attorneys ...

The Trump administration moved to eliminate nearly 90% of staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Legal challenges have prevented the Trump administration from shutting down the agency.

The Federal Trade Commission’s investigation of Shein Group Ltd.’s US business operations is focused on potential violations ...

Consumer protection laws, though, are not public policy tools of any kind. Their purpose is clear and limited: to ensure consumers are not misled into purchasing a product or service. And, in looking ...

An investigation into insulin prices in Michigan resulted in a court ruling with broader implications for consumer ...

In a 4-3 decision Friday, the Michigan Supreme Court rejected a lower court’s decision preventing Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel from moving forward with a price-gouging investigation against ...

Rules on bank and credit card fees, medical debt and payment apps are in limbo. One thing you can do is carefully check your financial statements, one expert says. By Ann Carrns See more of our ...

The billionaire Elon Musk and the California venture capitalist Marc Andreessen have started a debate about the role of government that we should be having — but it might not go the way they would ...

Worried about your financial-data privacy? The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is here to help. Unless you’re one of the quarter-million people whose sensitive info an agency employee emailed to ...