Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Agency overview
FormedJuly 21, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-07-21).
JurisdictionUnited States
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., U.S.
38°53′53″N 77°02′26″W / 38.898091°N 77.040591°W / 38.898091; -77.040591
Employees1,591 (2021)[1]
Annual budgetUS$596 million (FY 2021)
Agency executive
Parent agencyFederal Reserve
Key document
Websitewww.consumerfinance.gov Edit this at Wikidata

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector. CFPB's jurisdiction includes banks, credit unions, securities firms, payday lenders, mortgage-servicing operations, foreclosure relief services, debt collectors, for-profit colleges, and other financial companies operating in the United States. Since its founding, the CFPB has used technology tools to monitor how financial entities used social media and algorithms to target consumers.[2]

The CFPB's creation was authorized by the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, whose passage in 2010 was a legislative response to the financial crisis of 2007–08 and the subsequent Great Recession[3] and is an independent bureau within the Federal Reserve.[4] The CFPB's status as an independent agency has been subject to many challenges in court. In June 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the president can remove the director without cause but allowed the agency to remain in operation. The Bureau is one of the agencies that Project 2025 advocates that Congress should cut.[5]

  1. ^ "Financial report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fiscal year 2021" (PDF). Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Van Loo, Rory (July 1, 2018). "Technology Regulation by Default: Platforms, Privacy, and the CFPB". Georgetown Law Technology Review. 2 (2): 531–532, 537.
  3. ^ Eaglesham, Jean (February 9, 2011). "Warning Shot On Financial Protection". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 10, 2011.(subscription required)
  4. ^ "Consumer Financial Protection Bureau". Federal Register. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Is this the end of Project 2025, the plan that riled Donald Trump?". The Economist. July 31, 2024. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved August 4, 2024.