The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s examination program has become markedly smaller and less aggressive in 2026, according to new reporting that offers the clearest look yet at how the agency’s announced change in supervisory philosophy is playing out inside...
A federal judge has vacated two funding decisions made under former acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Russell Vought, rejecting the legal theory that Federal Reserve losses could eliminate the bureau’s statutory source of operating funds. Senior...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it will no longer publish what it describes as “unverified complaint narratives and visualizations” submitted against financial services companies. In a press statement, the agency claimed these...
A top supervision examiner in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) threatened the agency’s staff that “most unpleasant” consequences would occur if they were too aggressive in their financial oversight duties. According to a Reuters report...
A new CFPB director is named, New York City nuns address the affordable housing shortage, and Alec Baldwin tries once more to sell his Hamptons estate. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of June 8-12. Hit and Miss:...
Inflation Expectations Hit Three-Year High as Rent Outlook Climbs to 6.8%
