Brooklyn Daily Eagle

New Bill would restore Consumer Protection Bureau funding, reward whistleblowers reporting scams

WASHINGTON, DC — NEW LEGISLATION HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO RESTORE VITAL FUNDING TO THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, ranking member of the U.S. Senate ...

Protect Your Money From Zelle Scams

Zelle is an electronic person-to-person payment service offered by many U.S. banks as an alternative to nonbank P2P services, like PayPal or Venmo. Zelle is convenient if you have a bank checking ...

Oregon sues over defunding of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Oregon filed its 51st lawsuit against the Trump administration on Dec. 22 over defunding of the Consumer Financial Protection ...
Indy Week

NC Officials, Former CFPB Director Talk Scams, Fraud, and Consumer Protection in the Trump Era

Protesters rallying to save the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in Raleigh earlier this year. Credit: Photo by Lena Geller North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall sat at ...
Courthouse News Service

States sue White House over gutting of consumer watchdog

The attorneys general say the federal government has relied on a faulty legal opinion in its decision to withhold funding ...
kcra.com

No, the CFPB is not handing out cash to people scammed on Zelle and Cash App | Consumer Reports

Free money from Zelle or Cash App—just for filling out a government form? That’s what some TikTok videos claim. But Consumer Reports has a warning: it’s not a windfall—it’s simply not true.Victims ...
The Saratogian

Dept. of Consumer Protection warns against digital payment scams

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection is urging consumers to guard their money and financial information against payment app scams. Payment apps such ...