consumer financial protection bureau

February 18, 2025

As Musk Attacks CFPB, GOP Lawmakers Take Aim at Overdraft Rule—A Gift to Wall Street

A U.S. watchdog group on Tuesday slammed Republicans in Congress for trying to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s overdraft rule as U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk target the CFPB as a whole. The Accountable.US statement came in response to Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and […]

February 14, 2025

‘There’s Power in Fighting Back’: Court Battle Halts Purge of Consumer Agency

A federal judge in Washington, D.C. announced Friday that the Trump administration has agreed to halt its mass firings at a consumer protection agency, refrain from defunding it, and retain “vast troves” of data while a legal battle plays out. The National Treasury Employees Union, Public Citizen Litigation Group, and […]