Brooklyn Daily Eagle

New Bill would restore Consumer Protection Bureau funding, reward whistleblowers reporting scams

WASHINGTON, DC — NEW LEGISLATION HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO RESTORE VITAL FUNDING TO THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, ranking member of the U.S. Senate ...

Trump’s funding cuts put America’s consumer watchdog on the brink of collapse

Using a CFPB database of credit card terms and conditions, Johnson learned that his creditors were required to use ...

Judge orders Trump administration to continue to seek funding for the CFPB

The order is the latest in a complex legal battle over the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a watchdog ...

Protect Your Money From Zelle Scams

Zelle is an electronic person-to-person payment service offered by many U.S. banks as an alternative to nonbank P2P services, like PayPal or Venmo. Zelle is convenient if you have a bank checking ...
Indy Week

NC Officials, Former CFPB Director Talk Scams, Fraud, and Consumer Protection in the Trump Era

Protesters rallying to save the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in Raleigh earlier this year. Credit: Photo by Lena Geller North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall sat at ...
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No, the CFPB is not handing out cash to people scammed on Zelle and Cash App | Consumer Reports

Free money from Zelle or Cash App—just for filling out a government form? That’s what some TikTok videos claim. But Consumer Reports has a warning: it’s not a windfall—it’s simply not true.Victims ...