Under court order, Trump administration to fund beleaguered consumer financial watchdog

Citing a court order, the Trump administration said on Friday it will fund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with $145 ...
Hartford Courant

CT Consumer Protection advises consumers on company’s bankruptcy: Report unfinished work

The Department of Consumer Protection has a warning for residents affected by the bankruptcy filing of a home improvement company, according to a release. “The Department of Consumer Protection is ...
Retail Dive

Consumer spending growth could slow in 2026

Real consumer spending growth is expected to decline to about 1.5% in 2026, though it will remain the backbone of the U.S. economy, according to a Tuesday report from Moody’s Ratings. More cautious ...
Wall Street Journal

Consumer Loans Are Getting Harder to Tally—and the Risks Harder to Gauge

Having trouble trying to figure out how the U.S. consumer is doing lately? You aren’t alone. Now, the increasing migration of consumer lending to less-visible parts of the financial system is only ...
The Hill

Trump’s CFPB reset is welcome, but there’s a risk

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Stuart Levenbach to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has already drawn the predictable outrage from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and her allies.
WESH

New Smyrna Beach coast protection project expected to start in January

PICTURES OF HER. A MAJOR COASTAL PROJECT IS ABOUT TO START IN NEW SMYRNA BEACH, DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN THE SHORELINE AND REDUCE EROSION. CREWS ARE GETTING READY TO REMOVE TEMPORARY PROTECTIONS AND PUT ...
Lansing State Journal

Consumer Energy gas line project sparks concerns for historic trees at Fenner Nature Center

A Lansing resident is campaigning to protect mature trees from a Consumers Energy natural gas line project. The project requires a 15-foot easement through Fenner ...
City Limits

Funding Uncertainty Looms in FiDi-Seaport Climate Plan, Last Link in Lower Manhattan Flood Protection Projects

A plan to add flood walls and elevated park space is the most complicated and expensive link in the Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency portfolio: a chain of flood-proofing projects, devised in the ...
Forbes

How Trump’s Hatchet Man Is Destroying Consumer Protections

Russell Vought’s dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is putting the public at risk in areas ranging from auto loans and digital payments to credit cards and credit reports. Two ...
WVEC

Virginia Beach's flood protection projects move forward, but with a nearly $500 million price tag increase

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach's flood protection projects are moving ahead as planned, but will carry with it a nearly $500 million cost increase, according to project leaders. In 2021, ...
Consumer Reports

What Is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Why Does It Matter?

Errors on credit reports. Unexpected bank and other “junk” fees. New financial products that conceal their true costs and terms. For help with those problems, millions of consumers in the U.S. have ...
Action News Jax

Summer Haven Shoreline protection project completed, but raises safety concerns

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A multi-year effort to protect the Summer Haven shoreline has officially wrapped up, with St. Johns County completing the $14 million Summer Haven Revetment Project. While ...