Consumer protection agency recovers nearly $2 million that Mainers lost to Bitcoin kiosk scams

The state office that oversees consumer finance protection has come to an agreement with a cryptocurrency operator that will ...

Judge Rules That Consumer Bureau’s Funding Cannot Lapse

The Trump administration had tried to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which acts as a guardrail for the ...
Fast Company

Amazon’s customer data protection was far too weak, new story alleges

Gagnon says when he started in 2017, customer data protection was almost an afterthought. “It was shocking to me,” he tells Wired and Reveal. New consumer product launches were shrouded in “utmost ...

US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must be funded, judge rules

A federal judge has rejected a claim by the Trump administration that it is barred from funding a consumer watchdog agency.
Maui Now

Hawaiʻi Office of Consumer Protection reaches $6 million settlement with PayPal

The Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection has reached a $6 million settlement ...