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Judges rule that CFPB, HUD probationary employees still have jobs — for now
Probationary employees at the CFPB, HUD and other federal agencies had their jobs restored temporarily in two court rulings ...
Whistleblower testifies in court that plan to abolish CFPB is still on, countering administration’s narrative
An employee tasked with implementing the firings of hundreds of staffers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...
It's 'shoot first and ask questions later' as DOGE tries to dismantle CFPB: Official
At a court hearing Monday, CFPB’s COO Adam Martinez gave a sworn account of the chaos that has consumed the federal agency ...
Baltimore bid to halt US CFPB defunding rejected by judge
A federal judge in Baltimore on Friday rejected the city's effort to temporarily block the Consumer Financial Protection ...
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CFPB must rehire terminated probationary employees: court
Workers received no advance notice or performance-based assessments ahead of the dismissals, a judge ruled. A judge in a ...
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'Not a political issue': Compensation stalls amid CFPB turmoil
In 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cited Citibank for discriminating against Armenian Americans. The recent ...
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Judge in CFPB case ‘leaning’ toward injunction
Efforts to gut the bureau still appear on, evidence may indicate. A defense attorney, meanwhile, tried to highlight the ...
GOP Aims to Repeal CFPB Medical Debt Credit Report Ban (Correct)
Republican lawmakers are moving to eliminate a Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule barring medical debt from ...
Baltimore Loses Bid to Stop Trump's Potential CFPB Defunding (2)
A federal judge denied a request from the city of Baltimore to put a temporary stop on the Trump administration’s efforts to ...
CFPB strikes down DEI efforts
The bureau’s acting director halted “race-based” activities, forbade pronouns in email signatures and equated noncompliance ...
What Credit Card Protections Could We Lose if the CFPB Closes?
Remember when the CFPB announced last year it would cap credit card late fees at $8? A typical late fee hovers around $32, so ...
What Debt Protections Could Consumers Lose Without the CFPB?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was launched in 2011 in response to the 2008 banking crisis, which destabilized millions of Americans. This new U.S. government agency' ...