KEY TAKEAWAYS The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule that would clarify and limit how data brokers can use ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday rolled out a new proposal aimed at cracking down on data brokers ...

CFPB regulation meant to save consumers $10 billion a year has resulted in higher costs for some, as banks react by hiking ...

The sale of Americans' private information by "data brokers" to scammers, foreign adversaries, abusive domestic partners and ...

Data brokers would have to comply under terms set by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, in an effort that aims to stop ...

Patient and consumer advocates fear a new Trump administration will scale back federal efforts to expand financial ...

The U.S. consumer protection agency said it's closing the loophole to block the "widespread evasion" of federal law by data ...

In the wake of high-profile hacks affecting hundreds of millions of Americans, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB ...

Data brokers would face limits on selling Americans’ personal and financial records, including information about military ...

If finalized, the proposed rule would have the federal agency treating data broker sales of a person’s credit history, credit ...

Scam text messages, phone calls and emails increase in frequency during the holiday season as criminals attempt to take ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a proposal to protect consumer data privacy and categorize data brokers that ...