Cfpb news and trends

Lenders Brace for CFPB’s Underwriting Shakeup

November 24, 2025
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
DOGE Disbands With 8 Months Remaining in Charter
Politics // November 23, 2025

President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was supposed to last until next summer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Lawmakers Encourage CFPB to Protect Consumer Choice While Rewriting Rule 1033
CFPB // November 21, 2025

The chairman and vice chairman of the House Financial Services Committee are encouraging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to protect consumer choice and financial data privacy as it writes new rules for open banking. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Trump Nominates OMB Veteran Levenbach to Head CFPB
CFPB // November 19, 2025

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may be getting a new director. However, one Democratic senator said that the nomination may be a ploy to keep the current acting director in that position as he shuts down the bureau. Get the Full Story Complete the...

CFPB Redraws Small Business Line at $1 Million in Revenue
SMBs // November 12, 2025

America’s consumer finance watchdog wants to pare back and slow its small‑business lending data rule. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Interviews & Exclusives
CFPB Corrects ‘Invisible’ Count as Millions Struggle to Shake Credit Limbo

July 03, 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reports that the ranks of the “credit invisibles” in the U.S. have thinned. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, […]

CFPB Moves to Keep Synapse Case Alive for Consumer Relief

June 23, 2025
Reports of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s death have been exaggerated. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Plaid CEO Says Its Next Five Years Will Look a Lot Different Than the Last...

June 23, 2025
Watch more: From Infrastructure to Analytics: The Plaid Playbook Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

CFPB Funding Sits in Crosshairs of Senate Committee’s Additions to ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

June 09, 2025
A so-called megabill grabbing headlines and making its way through Congress is on track to further alter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency already in flux during the first...

Quick Reads
DOGE Disbands With 8 Months Remaining in Charter

November 23, 2025
President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was supposed to last until next summer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive […]

Lawmakers Encourage CFPB to Protect Consumer Choice While Rewriting Rule 1033

November 21, 2025
The chairman and vice chairman of the House Financial Services Committee are encouraging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to protect consumer choice and financial data privacy as it writes...

Trump Nominates OMB Veteran Levenbach to Head CFPB

November 19, 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may be getting a new director. However, one Democratic senator said that the nomination may be a ploy to keep the current acting director...

CFPB Redraws Small Business Line at $1 Million in Revenue

November 12, 2025
America’s consumer finance watchdog wants to pare back and slow its small‑business lending data rule. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...