1 year into Trump's new term, an agency that protects your finances is 'hanging by a thread'

The Trump administration has ordered work stoppages and layoffs and has tried cutting off funding to effectively dismantle ...
HousingWire

Fair lending and consumer protection hampered by FHFA office closures

Amid a series of shakeups last week at the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) and its regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), two office closures inside the agency could hamper its ...
The New York Times

Judge Rules That Consumer Bureau’s Funding Cannot Lapse

The Trump administration had tried to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which acts as a guardrail for the safety of the financial system. By Emmett Lindner A federal judge on Tuesday ...
KGW8

Oregon leads lawsuit against Trump administration's starving of consumer protection office

SALEM, Ore. — The state of Oregon is leading a new multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration, Attorney General Dan Rayfield's office announced Monday, this time arguing that officials are ...
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‘I don’t think this is the right thing to do’: Bid for new consumer-protection unit prompts turf war with DA

If Board of Supervisors Chair Terra Lawson-Remer has her way, San Diego County could tap a more than $200 million pool of money to set up a new team of lawyers to take on consumer litigation. District ...