Consumer protection laws in the U.S. include various federal and state laws, each of which governs a particular area of the economy. The government oversees consumer protection through the Federal ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday rolled out a new proposal aimed at cracking down on data brokers selling Americans’ sensitive information. Under the proposed rule, the ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) helps protect U.S. consumers from unfair or deceptive financial practices. If you’ve ever had a bad experience with a bank, ...

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Inc. on Thursday defeated a consumer’s proposed class action alleging it shared her personal data ...

The top official overseeing fair lending at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was placed on administrative leave, according to two people familiar with the matter, sidelining another ...

"These practices could be applicable to other agencies as they think about information security and the information that they ...

The remnants of a federal consumer protection watchdog has asked the court to vacate its own regulation barring medical debt from credit scores. In a joint motion, the Consumer Financial ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Wisconsin consumer officials are warning about next-level impersonator scams. They say scammers impersonating local law enforcement or government officials are scouring ...