The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a proposed rule that would protect companies from abusive contract provisions ...

In today's digital landscape, data brokers are like modern-day gold miners, sifting through the intimate details of our lives ...

The actions are widely expected to be rescinded by a new incoming acting CFPB director appointed by President-elect Trump. Both actions — a nonbinding interpretive rule on how existing law applies to ...

As a Republican member of Congress, Mulvaney had previously called the CFPB “a joke… in a sick, sad kind of way.” So it was a bit like déjà vu when Elon Musk, Trump’s new presidential ...

The top US consumer financial regulator is seeking to strengthen protections for customers against excessive surveillance and fraud in digital payments and currencies. The Consumer Financial ...

On March 5, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule limiting the penalty for late payment to $8 per incident, down from an industry average of $32. It is expected to ...

During Donald Trump’s first term, the CFPB’s Office of Innovation allowed companies to apply for no-action letters that served as protective agreements, enabling them to develop specific products ...

The CFPB found that medical debts provide little predictive value to lenders about borrowers’ ability to repay debts. Agency officials also said consumers frequently report getting inaccurate bills or ...

A powerful new book by the law professor Michelle Adams recounts the failed effort to integrate Detroit’s schools and the case’s relevance today. By Jeffrey Toobin A beloved illustrator died ...

By Sarah Lyall In Nnedi Okorafor’s new novel, “Death of the Author,” a once-struggling writer grapples with power, privilege, agency and art after her book becomes a life-changing hit.

The new book “El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary” delves into the truths and misunderstandings about the legendary knight. The new novel by “The Reader” author Bernhard ...