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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: Demonstrators hold up signs as Congressional Democrats and CFPB workers hold a rally to protest the closing of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the work-from-home order issued by CFPB Director Russell Vought outside its headquarters on February 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn)

CFPB

Defending the only agency founded to protect consumers

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is the only federal agency dedicated to financially protecting consumers – we need to uplift and defend the CFPB, and continue to make the financial system safe and just for everyone.

Letters to the Regulators: AFR Joins Over 50 Consumer, Community, and Civil Rights Groups to Call on the CFPB to Make it Easier, Not Harder to Seek Help with a Financial Problem
CFPB Consumer Financial Justice
Advocacy
March 3, 2026

Letters to the Regulators: AFR Joins Over 50 Consumer, Community, and Civil Rights Groups to Call on the CFPB to Make it Easier, Not Harder to Seek Help with a Financial Problem

Advocacy Documents Comments & Letters to Regulators
CFPB
Commentaries & Press
February 24, 2026

Credit and Collection News: Nearly 100 Groups Are Standing Up for a Strong, Robust, and Independent CFPB

AFR in the News
AFR Joins Workers and Allies to Call on the Courts to Defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
CFPB
Commentaries & Press
February 24, 2026

AFR Joins Workers and Allies to Call on the Courts to Defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Press Releases & Statements
Press Release: Nearly 100 Groups Are Standing Up for a Strong, Robust, and Independent CFPB
CFPB Consumer Financial Justice
Commentaries & Press
February 24, 2026

Press Release: Nearly 100 Groups Are Standing Up for a Strong, Robust, and Independent CFPB

Press Releases & Statements
Letters to Congress: AFR and Nearly 100 Allies Call on Congress to Affirm the CFPB’s Funding and Independence
CFPB Consumer Financial Justice
Advocacy
February 24, 2026

Letters to Congress: AFR and Nearly 100 Allies Call on Congress to Affirm the CFPB’s Funding and Independence

Advocacy Documents Letters to Congress
CFPB
Commentaries & Press
February 20, 2026

Ballard Spahr L.L.P.: Trump Administration says CFPB has cost consumers hundreds of billions of dollars

AFR in the News

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