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New York should enact the Consumer and Small Business Protection Act as an urgent matter of racial and economic justice, two guest columnists write. It may come as a surprise to many that New York ...

Starting in 2026, California will implement significant changes affecting consumer spending and living. From car purchases to ...

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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 ...

Consumer rights are a cornerstone of American freedom, a building block of the American economy, and a foundation of American success. During this National Consumer Protection Week, we renew our ...

The Trump administration has agreed to pause layoffs and funding cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, the federal agency responsible for cracking down on “junk” fees and ...

In the weeks since President Trump's return to office, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, long a target of conservatives, landed in the crosshairs of Elon Musk's DOGE, or Department of ...