Trump has subdued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. So what does this agency do?
President Trump and other critics of the agency say it needs to be shut down. Supporters of the agency point to its record of protecting consumers.
Shutting down CFPB ‘begging for another financial crisis’: Former director
Rohit Chopra, the former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), argued Monday that shutting down the agency is “begging for another financial crisis,” as the Trump ...
The End Of The Chinese Economic Miracle?
A further slowing in the Chinese economy could have serious implications for the world economy in general, and for China’s Asian trade partners in particular. After all, China is the world’s ...
Trump Official Orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Stop Work
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, ...
Climate disasters lead to billions in insurance losses. Could they trigger a financial crisis?
In addition to causing widespread destruction, climate disasters are battering insurance companies. As premiums rise and some ...
Isaac Elementary can now pay employees through the end of the school year, receiver says
Isaac Elementary School District employees received their overdue paychecks after a financial crisis put the district at risk ...
War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years to end deadlock
Lebanon’s new prime minister has formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022. President Joseph Aoun ...