Observers worry the lack of a full-fledged director undercuts agency's ability to protect consumers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dumped over 100,000 complaints, in 11 computer languages, for “civic hacking.” Banks complain that it’s not filtered for accurate complaints.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to institute rules for certain non-bank loan servicers. What’s the likely result of the rules for borrowers and the industry?

We're talking about some of this week's biggest news stories: consumer debt, the new mortgage rules, and gun control.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is rolling out new rules for mortgage lending. Some bank analysts say that counter-intuitively the stricter rules could actually loosen mortgage lending.

Capital One must pay $210 million after settling charges from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that it misled credit card customers.

New government oversight could give consumers more power.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said this morning it will assume oversight of the credit reporting industry.