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"That's it!" the girl exclaimed. "That's what happened! That's what my family’s big secret was!" In Economics class, my seniors were learning about the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession.

NEW YORK (AP) — The lights are on at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau across the street from the White House, and employees still get paid. But, in practice, the bureau has been mostly ...

ADA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foreclosure legal inquiries jumped nearly 30% year-over-year in the second quarter as mounting consumer debt pushed Americans to seek legal help at the highest rate since ...

Demonstrators protest against President Donald Trump and DOGE's plan to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in front of the agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2025.

In December, the Democratic Attorneys General Association, or DAGA, announced that it hired Rohit Chopra to lead its new Consumer Protection and Affordability Working Group. In this role, the ...

Restoring full funding and removing Vought would allow the bureau to do the job Congress assigned it.

Consumer finance is a high-profile sector that often connects with both users and investors. However, only a narrow portion of the segment has gained analyst confidence across the board, while also ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The lights are on at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau across the street from the White House, and employees still get paid. But in practice, the bureau has been mostly ...