Save the CFPB

Protect our financial watchdog!

After the 2008 bank-fueled economic crash, consumers helped establish an independent financial watchdog to protect their money from predatory institutions and scammers.

Despite returning $21 billion to consumers in the past fifteen years, this watchdog is under attack. Congress and the current Administration have blocked – or are attempting to repeal – several pro-consumer protections:

Rights we've lost

Rights we're defending

• Credit card & bank overdraft fee limits
• Data broker restrictions
• Fraud protection requirements

• Medical debt credit reporting ban

What's more, the agency has changed directions, leaving consumers vulnerable to fraud and scams by dramatically scaling back its oversight and enforcement actions.

The administration is trying to fire 90% of the CFPB workers dedicated to protecting your money. CFPB opponents in Congress are determined to slash its budget as part of the upcoming reconciliation package.

It's vital that our representatives hear directly from you to let them know you want a strong financial watchdog — not a big bank lapdog.

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Has our consumer financial watchdog helped you?

Your real-life stories will help us push Congress to stand up for a strong financial watchdog and tough, pro-consumer rules. And if you have issues with your bank or other financial products that you want to bring to the CFPB’s attention, please share them with us!

The Latest CFPB News

from Consumer Reports

Cutting the consumer watchdog keeps billions from Americans

By Phil Radford, CR President & CEO for Salon.com

The Dismantling of a Financial Watchdog Is Already Harming Consumers—and Worse May Be to Come

By Derek Kravitz, Deputy Editor

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Is Being Told to Stop Its Work. 5 Ways That Could Impact Consumers Like You.

By Derek Kravitz, Deputy Editor

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