When you apply for a credit card or loan, the bank will likely pull a credit report. Those credit reports are pulled from consumer reporting agencies. The most familiar consumer reporting agencies are ...

With the government seemingly stepping back from regulatory duties, consumers may have to act as their own financial watchdogs. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the independent federal agency ...

Elizabeth Warren, the visionary behind the idea of a consumer financial protection agency, says that it “could make a real contribution, a real difference in the lives of millions of families” by ...

Judge rules in favor of laid-off employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Attorneys general from 21 states file suit to force Trump White House to restore funding The agency has ...

Rules on bank and credit card fees, medical debt and payment apps are in limbo. One thing you can do is carefully check your financial statements, one expert says. By Ann Carrns With the government ...