Nov 27 Watch 7:07 Consumer agency is banking cop for American families, says Sen. Warren By PBS News Hour Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., says the law is clear when it comes to who should run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the wake of the resignation of its director. Warren, who helped create the bureau under the Obama administration,… Continue watching
Nov 27 What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, anyway? By Daniel Bush Familiar with the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau? Here's a recap of the financial watchdog agency's history and accomplishments since launching in 2011. Continue reading
Nov 27 Mulvaney imposes freeze on hiring, new rules at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau By Associated Press Mick Mulvaney said Monday that his view of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hasn’t changed. He’s calling it an example of “bureaucracy gone wrong.”… Continue reading
Nov 27 WATCH: White House may address dueling directors of consumer financial bureau By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is scheduled to speak in a news briefing at 3:15 p.m. ET Monday. Watch live here. Continue reading
Nov 15 CFPB Director Cordray, who sparred with GOP, plans to resign By Ken Sweet, Associated Press NEW YORK — Richard Cordray, the aggressive first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said Wednesday he will leave the agency by the end of the month. Continue reading
Nov 01 Trump signs GOP repeal of banking rule that allowed consumers to join together in lawsuits By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The repeal means bank customers will still be subject to what are known as mandatory arbitration clauses, which effectively waive the customer's right to sue. Continue reading
Oct 25 Senate GOP votes to repeal consumer rule By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Senate voted narrowly to repeal a banking rule that would have allowed consumers to join together to sue their bank or credit card company. Continue reading
Jun 09 House panel moves to block Obama regulations on payday loans By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A powerful House panel is coming to the aid of payday lenders, moving to delay Obama administration regulations aimed at cracking down on the much-criticized industry. Continue reading
May 14 Government opens public inquiry into potentially ‘harmful’ student loan servicing practices By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened a public inquiry Thursday into student loan servicing practices that it says can make paying back loans "stressful or harmful."… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 7:30 How Barney Frank used government to fight inequality By PBS News Hour For more than half a century, Barney Frank was one of America's loudest voices for progressive policies, both financial and social. Economics correspondent Paul Solman spends a day in Boston with the famous former lawmaker and financial reformer to discuss… Continue watching