CFPB Archives

A view of the North Lawn of the White House on Sept. 10, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

White House taps a new chief statistician

Stuart Levenbach, Trump’s former CFPB nominee, is now the government's top statistics official. He’s the third person in the role under Trump.

Jan 23, 2026 By Madison Alder

Demonstrators protest against President Donald Trump and DOGE’s plan to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in front of the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Consumer group warns against changes to CFPB rule on personal financial data

A letter from Consumer Reports urges the agency to not alter privacy protections or no-fee stipulations in a Dodd-Frank rule giving Americans more access to their financial…

Oct 21, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Maria Roat, Margie Graves, Suzette Kent and Erie Meyer sit at a long table in a hearing room on Capitol Hill. — Maria Roat, Margie Graves, Suzette Kent and Erie Meyer appear at a hearing before the Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation on April 29, 2025. Roat and Graves are former deputy federal CIOs, Kent was the federal CIO under the first Trump administration, and Meyer was previously the chief technologist at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission. (Photo by Madison Alder)

Former federal technologists highlight TMF, shared tech solutions amid DOGE push

While lawmakers and panelists agreed IT modernization should be bipartisan, DOGE loomed over the discussion.

Apr 30, 2025 By Madison Alder

Elon Musk shows off a shirt that says “DOGE” as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 9, 2025. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP) (Photo by OLIVER CONTRERAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Judge OK’s labor groups’ challenge to DOGE data work at DOL, CFPB, HHS

A lawsuit seeking relief from DOGE’s accessing of PII at the agencies can move forward on claims that the Administrative Procedure Act may have been violated.

Apr 17, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Federal agencies aren’t working together to fight consumer scams, GAO says

The watchdog calls for a governmentwide strategy to counter tech-fueled schemes after auditing the FBI, CFPB, FTC and other agencies’ approaches.

Apr 15, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Activists participate in a rally outside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on March 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Activists held a rally to support federal workers affected by DOGE cuts. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Opening CFPB databases to Elon Musk is ‘deeply anticompetitive’

House Democrats and a former top CFPB official warn that DOGE’s access to agency systems threatens competition and capitalism.

Mar 26, 2025 By Matt Bracken

House Financial Services Committee ranking member Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., speaks with Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., before a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 6, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House Financial Services Committee leaders eye AI regulatory push

Reps. Patrick McHenry and Maxine Waters introduce measures targeting the technology’s impact on housing and the financial sector.

Dec 2, 2024 By Matt Bracken

Flags fly over the Federal Reserve Building on Dec. 16, 2008 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Financial agencies’ AI tests could get reprieve from enforcement

A bipartisan, bicameral bill would allow designated financial regulatory staffers to test the technology’s tools without the threat of such actions.

Aug 7, 2024 By Matt Bracken

CFPB and Fortinet Federal share strategies for navigating cyber frontier

In the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, federal agencies are grappling with the challenges of modernization and bolstering their cyber defenses. Despite commendable strides across government, skills gaps and…

Dec 13, 2023 By Scoop News Group

The concept of financial security, fintech. — (Getty Images)

Financial regulators have work to do on developing and tracking fintech skills of staff, watchdog says

GAO report highlights financial agencies’ shortcomings in technology training and data collection with oversight and policymaking staff.

Oct 10, 2023 By Caroline Nihill