Consumer Financial Protection Bureau news and trends

CFPB Requests $145 Million in Funding After Court Order

January 11, 2026
CFPB Workers in Limbo Following New White House Cutbacks
CFPB // December 07, 2025

It’s been almost a year since the White House began cutbacks at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). 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...

Lenders Brace for CFPB’s Underwriting Shakeup
CFPB // November 24, 2025

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Nov. 13 proposal to revise small business lending requirements under ECOA and Regulation B marks a significant turning point for lenders navigating digital underwriting and expanding credit access. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

CFPB Pledges ‘Fundamentally Different’ Supervision in 2026
CFPB // November 23, 2025

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says its financial supervision efforts will continue next year. 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,...

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...

Interviews & Exclusives
FinTechs and Retailers Press President Trump on Rule 1033

July 25, 2025
For open banking to function, traditional financial institutions and FinTechs must collaborate as data is passed from the traditional players to digital innovators, forging new products and services set on improving credit access, speeding payments and keeping customers loyal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access […]

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...

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...

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
CFPB Requests $145 Million in Funding After Court Order

January 11, 2026
Russell T. Vought, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), has requested a $145 million transfer from the Federal Reserve to fund the agency for the second quarter of fiscal 2026. The Jan. 9 request follows a federal judge’s order that CFPB funding cannot lapse, keeping the watchdog operating while the administration […]

CFPB Workers in Limbo Following New White House Cutbacks

December 07, 2025
It’s been almost a year since the White House began cutbacks at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

CFPB Pledges ‘Fundamentally Different’ Supervision in 2026

November 23, 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says its financial supervision efforts will continue next year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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...