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Created after Congress and President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly referred to as the Dodd-Frank Act, in July 2010, the CFPB is an ...

The Massachusetts senator invited the tech billionaire to testify at an informal hearing focusing on the Consumer Financial ...

Under the Obama and Biden administrations ... fees and a ban on including medical debt bills on credit reports. The CFPB also has the power to penalize firms for misconduct.

The CFPB is an independent government agency responsible for protecting financial industry consumers. It was created in July 2010 after Congress and President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank ...