Created at the behest of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has the ostensible goal of protecting people from bad actors and practices in the financial marketplace.

Christopher Mufarrige is named acting director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection; TD Bank promotes Andrew Stewart, Nadir Johnes and Jo Jagadish; PayPal's John Kim is leaving the company; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The CFPB is widely seen as a key ally of American consumers, but critics say it costs too much and stifles innovation.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its annual list of consumer reporting companies. The list identifies dozens of specialty reporting companies that collect and sell access to people’s data,

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that protect consumers and promote competition. This includes both consumer protection and antitrust laws at the federal level.

While there have been some consumer wins during Biden’s tenure, there are some rules that are tied up in court. Advocates are hoping that consumer protection remains a priority for the current administration, but they also have a clear common message for consumers – pay attention.

To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the

Background, Purpose, and Structure of the Proposed Rule - On January 13, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published

The effort got a boost last week from a top Federal Trade Commission official, who sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis urging the state to target so-called “junk fees.”

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is likely to have bipartisan support to keep filing cases to block anticompetitive mergers under the Trump administration, said Henry Liu, the outgoing director of the agency’s Bureau of Competition.

A leading trial attorney who helped file US antitrust lawsuits against Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Apple Inc. is set to be named the top competition lawyer at the Federal Trade Commission, according to people familiar with the plans.

President Donald Trump's firing of Gwynne Wilcox spurred the now former NLRB member to say she will be "pursuing all legal avenues" to challenge her removal from the five-member board three years before her term was set to expire,