Critics say more regs for BNPL are overkill, but proponents hope the state rule will be a framework for other states.

Appellate judges in Washington will have to determine whether the Trump administration’s moves to dismantle the Consumer ...

Student loan borrowers are getting paid from the Navient settlement. Find out if you're eligible and what to do if you haven't received a check yet.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's latest student loan report cites a record number of complaints from borrowers but ...

White House Council of Economic Advisers report estimates regulatory burden has cost consumers more than $237bn ...

A new report from the Council of Economic Advisers estimates that federal consumer finance rules have cost Americans between $237 billion and $369 billion since 2011. The February 2026 analysis, ...

The checks are from a 2024 settlement with private lender Navient over claims that it "cheated" student-loan borrowers out of lower monthly payments.

The Trump administration has significantly reduced the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's activities over the past year.

Two reports released Monday explored the scope of the CFPB’s downsizing in the last 12 months. A second one, by Senate ...

Congress can’t allow the White House to eliminate an agency that’s helped millions of Americans, with billions of dollars returned to them by scams, fraudsters, and megabanks that prey on low-income ...

The CFPB is in an existential legal brawl against it's own acting director, Russell Vought, and President Donald Trump, whose confirmed goal is to kill the agency.

The CFPB’s acting deputy chief of staff, Jean Chang, told program manager Alexis Goldstein on Wednesday that she was being ...