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Republicans are praising Mick Mulvaney's leadership of the nation's consumer financial watchdog, while Democrats are raising concerns that he's done more to protect financial companies than consumers

Documents obtained by The Associated Press show the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has spent more than $5,000 frosting the windows of its senior staff in recent months

Republicans are praising Mick Mulvaney's leadership of the nation's consumer financial watchdog, while Democrats are raising concerns that he's done more to protect financial companies than consumers

Along with the many changes in direction of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under Trump appointee Mick Mulvaney, the bureau's name itself is being reconsidered.

Mick Mulvaney is likely to face tough questions at a House hearing from Democrats worried that the watchdog agency he leads is taking a business-friendly approach at the expense of consumers

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is coming to Ohio to campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is coming to Ohio to campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray

A coalition of child advocates and consumer groups is asking the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google's YouTube service for improperly collecting kids' data and targeting ads to them

Federal authorities say an Ohio-based food company is recalling more than 14,000 pounds of pulled barbequed beef products that could be contaminated with rubber

Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that President Donald Trump's appointee to oversee the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has given big pay raises to the deputies he hired to help him run the bureau