AP Business - Consumer News

Nation's top official overseeing student loan market resigns, citing White House hostility toward mission

The Senate Banking Committee approved Kathy Kraninger, President Trump's nominee to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, despite protests from Senate Democrats who said Trump's nominee is unqualified to run the consumer watchdog

The cost of building a home has been rising, in part because of the tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed on imported lumber, nails and other construction material

President Donald Trump's tariffs on imported construction materials are making it more expensive to rebuild homes lost to wildfires and other natural disasters

Kavanaugh has expressed concern about federal agencies running amok, his rejection of environmental rules and other regulations reflecting a dim view of their aims

Safety and consumer issues will take center stage when the Senate considers a bill to operate the Federal Aviation Administration

The Federal Trade Commission has accused an auto group in the U.S. Southwest of using deceptive and unlawful practices to sell vehicles to Navajos

Consumer rights advocates allege a Minneapolis health care provider ignored ethical practices and federal safeguards when it researched the effect of a powerful sedative on more than 100 participants without their prior consent

Kathy Kraninger, President Donald Trump's nominee for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, faces hostile questioning from Senate Democrats in her nomination hearing, but her nomination is likely to move forward

Kathy Kraninger, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, didn't appear to win support from any Democrats at a hearing.