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With CFPB weakened, states are fighting to regain the data and support they need to protect consumers

If CFPB goes unfunded, what would happen is the country would basically end up in the same spot where it was before the ...
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 ...
Law

The CFPB's Retreat, Will the States' Step Forward: A New Era in Consumer Financial Protection Enforcement?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has entered a period of significant change under the Trump administration, with recent directives dramatically altering its operations and enforcement ...
Law

CFPB Closure Would Leave Consumer Protections in Uncertain Territory, Observers Say

The Trump administration appears determined to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, either through an act of Congress or by ordering work stoppages and staff layoffs. Already the agency ...
JD Supra

Virginia Consumer Protection Act Amendments Restrict Collection, Use, or Sharing of Health Information

On March 24, 2025, Senate Bill 754 (pdf) was signed into law amending the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA), the Commonwealth’s general consumer protection law. The VCPA was originally passed in ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

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

If Board of Supervisors Chair Terra Lawson-Remer has her way, San Diego County could tap a more than $200 million pool of money to set up a new team of lawyers to take on consumer litigation. District ...