‘I don’t think this is the right thing to do’: Bid for new consumer-protection unit prompts turf war with DA

District Attorney Summer Stephan and Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer are clashing over control of a more than $200 million ...
ConsumerAffairs

Signs of life at comatose consumer watchdog agency

It was one of the most active federal agencies, sort of a contemporary Robin Hood. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...

Consumer protection group outraged by Hilton's denial of rooms to ICE

A consumer protection group is outraged by Hilton Hotels’ denial of rooms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at ...
THE WEEK

What is the CFPB and how does it protect consumers?

Established in the wake of the Great Recession, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a government agency intended to do exactly what its name states: protect consumers financially by ...

DOT announces there will be more 'flexibility' for consumer protections: Is that good or bad for passengers?

On Jan. 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released a proposal suggesting that the agency would like to ...
Forbes

The CFPB Was A Mistake—Even Before It Abused Its Power

Last week I participated in the radio show On Point to discuss the legacy of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It turned out to be something a debate with Richard Cordray, the first director ...
ConsumerAffairs

NYC gets a new mayor and a new consumer czar

It's been called New York City's FTC. The NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection is a powerful agency whose ...
The Nassau Guardian

CPC recovered $203,000 for consumers in 2025

Growing consumer complaints have sparked the need for the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) to grow its manpower, after ...