A federal judge with a track record of ruling against the Trump administration’s actions on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a new ruling blocking the White House attempt to stop funding the agency. CBS News reports US District Judge Amy...
A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general has sued the Trump administration to stop the complete defunding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In the lawsuit, the attorneys general pointed out that Russ Vought, the acting CFPB director, is...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it will continue its supervision of financial institutions on a limited basis in 2026, a reversal from efforts by the Trump administration to shut it down. Reuters reports that although the agency’s staffing...
Stuart Levenbach, an associate director in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), has been nominated by the White House to become the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The agency’s leadership position has been vacant since the start...
Positive data on rental housing costs, a new threat to close the CFPB, and California’s housing market shows signs of vitality. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Oct. 13-17. Hit: Some Rent Relief. A new data...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
