The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) abruptly dropped cases on Thursday against multiple companies that had previously been accused of hurting consumers. Court filings indicate that the ...

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Consumer Protection Branch works with other branches and federal law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute civil and criminal violations of the ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Melanie Pinola with Consumer Reports says, “A phone case is the cheapest form of insurance you can buy.” With top-of-the-line phones often costing more than a thousand dollars, a ...

Nearly two dozen consumer class actions have alleged popular products like Evian bottled water and Philips Avent baby bottles contain microplastics, but almost none have survived past dismissal. Some ...

Blank Rome’s Erica Graves says that class actions based on allegedly inaccurate product labels has made it easy for plaintiffs to sue and receive hefty settlements for a class without showing personal ...

NEW YORK (AP) — In the nearly six months since the Trump administration has had control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the bureau’s leadership has focused almost exclusively on rolling ...

Nearly all pending compliance issues flagged by CFPB examiners are being closed without verification. Mass layoffs and budget cuts threaten the agency’s ability to police banks and finance companies.