The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues to build on its success helping everyday consumers despite facing an existential crisis in the U.S. Supreme Court under a lawsuit brought by

After an unprecedented 11 increases in 17 months, the Federal Reserve today announced a long-overdue interest rate pause, finally heeding dire warnings from a chorus of lawmakers, academics, and economists that the economy could tip towards a recession if the rate hikes continue. Government watchdog called the stoppage long overdue, citing the toll

In the latest MAGA Majority political stunt, the Republican-led Committee on Oversight and Accountability is holding a hearing today to distract from their own debt-ballooning trickle-down policies that failed to create jobs

Watchdog Calls for Alito’s Recusal in Looming Case Threatening CFPB’s Existence

American consumers are seeing some relief as the U.S. Labor Department’s latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report shows a small slowdown in inflationary levels in core categories – declining to the lowest level since September 2021. Over the last year, the ‘all items’ index increased just 3.7 percent compared to an 8.3 percent increase over the sam

On Friday, Trump appointed U.S. District Judge J. Campbell “Cam” Barker ruled in favor of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and big bank trade groups that are seeking to reverse the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s crackdown on illegal discrimination in the financial industry. As government watchdog Accountable.US has documented, Judge Barker’s re

Amid a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation into the pending merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, today Kroger announced it would sell 413 Stores to C&S Wholesalers in an effort to "help win antitrust approval"