CFPB RIP,” wrote Elon Musk in a Feb. 7 post on his social media platform X. This story also appeared in The Badger Project ...

Zelle. The CFPB sued Early Warning Services, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo in December over fraud on the ...

Companies' reputations were damaged without proof, critics claimed, since the CFPB doesn't verify complaints. On the other ...

Elon Musk, the billionaire tasked with slashing Beltway budgets, broadcast Trump’s apparent intentions, and his own, in a Feb. 7 tweet that read, “CFPB RIP,” along with a tombstone emoji.

A key federal watchdog is being stripped of its power to oversee potential fraud and abuse in online payment platforms just ...

When a federal agency expressly named to protect the finances of consumers is shut down, even if temporarily, it’s natural to ...

The CFP also prosecutes companies that it says fail to protect consumers. In December, it filed a lawsuit against the operator of Zelle and three of the nation’s largest banks for allegedly failing to ...

Although a federal judge issued an order confirming a temporary hold on layoffs at the consumer watchdog agency, its staffers remain on administrative leave.

So, CFPB workers want to do their job. CFBP leadership, at the behest of Trump and Musk, want to keep that from happening. A ...

Elon Musk posted on X on Feb. 7, "CFPB RIP," followed by a gravestone emoji. President Donald Trump has touted CFPB cuts, telling the Future Investment Initiative Institute Priority Summit on Feb ...

When President Trump was asked last month whether his goal was to have CFPB totally eliminated, Trump said yes. Elon Musk has ...

In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior months covered during the February 2025 webinar.