With consumer protection agencies scaling back, consumers can take steps to protect their financial well-being.

Also, the shopping was abysmal—when you wanted groceries or new clothes, you generally had to buy whatever was available at ...

Republicans have long targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for elimination. It survives, for now, but has ...

Unpaid bills and fines can hurt your credit standing, and no unpaid bill or fine is too small to forget about and let grow ...

Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules, and loosen vaccine requirements threaten ...

A coalition of consumer groups sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and acting Director Russell Vought for refusing ...

Medicaid and other government health insurance programs, in particular, have proved to be a powerful economic backstop for ...

A federal judge blocked a rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have stopped medical bills from ...

Seeing your credit card rewards steadily lose value over time may be the least of your worries. In some cases, you might ...

Your medical bills can legally appear on your credit report again after a court ruling struck down consumer protections. Even ...

What used to be a simpler checkout choice (“Cash or credit?”) has become more complex, fueled by tech-enabled options that ...