Mick Mulvaney

The agency announced a new lineup for the Consumer Advisory Board after having fired its previous members and those of two other panels.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Elijah Cummings have called for an update on probes into the credit reporting giant a year after its massive data breach came to light.

Kathy Kraninger has been tight-lipped about her plans for the consumer bureau, but some point to signs that she could curb the agency's power by reducing staff and other costs.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an interpretive rule Friday to clarify changes made to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act that were mandated by President Trump's regulatory relief law.

Seth Frotman, whose student lending unit had been gutted in May, said the bureau's current leadership "has abandoned its duty to fairly and robustly enforce the law.”

The senator's proposed legislation includes a ban on individual stock ownership and restrictions on government employees joining the lobbying ranks.

Several states pledged to compensate for a slowdown in enforcement at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under Mick Mulvaney, but their efforts have been complicated by tight budgets and doubts over whether such initiatives are necessary.

The letter from lawmakers to the bureau follows a report that the agency does not view the exams as explicitly required by the law.

The bureau is expected to choose an option that could trigger court challenges after a judge yet again refused to halt the rule’s compliance date.

A week after the Treasury Department laid out a plan for federal fintech regulation, it is already unclear which agency is leading the charge.