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Errors on credit reports. Unexpected bank and other “junk” fees. New financial products that conceal their true costs and terms. For help with those problems, millions of consumers in the U.S. have ...

BRIAN. SINCE TAKING OFFICE BACK IN JANUARY, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN TRYING TO ELIMINATE THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, AN AGENCY THAT WAS STARTED ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO AND ITS ...

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump (R), his son X Musk, and White House staff secretary Will Scharf (L), speaks during an ...

In the waning months of the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, released a flurry of new consumer protection rules, targeting everything from bank overdraft fees ...