The CFPB dropped a series of lawsuits at the end of February as the Trump administration continues to muzzle the federal government's consumer watchdog. Here's how to protect your finances.

The sudden halt to CFPB's works leaves much of consumer finance, from mortgage companies to payment apps, unsupervised.

A federal judge wants to hear directly from one of the top officials at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau to learn if the Trump administration is gutting the agency.

Adam Martinez, the agency's chief operating officer, says the CFPB has continued conducting congressionally mandated work.

Trump's decision to stop work at the agency appears to have halted compensation, according to the Student Borrower Protection Center in Washington.