Consumer Financial Protection Agency

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CFPA
Pronunciation
/kənˈsumər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl prəˈtɛkʃən ˈeɪʤənsi/
Category
Business
Related Field
Finance

Examples in Context

  1. Mr Obama will continue to push for the creation of a consumer financial protection agency something Wall Street hates and which lobbyists have succeeded in diluting from its original blueprint.
  2. To its credit, the House bill does create a consumer financial protection agency to protect borrowers from predatory lending.
  3. Reform is at risk in Congress, with regulators lobbying to protect their turf and the industry attacking plans for a consumer financial protection agency.
  4. These questions were inspired by the ongoing suspense over whether President Obama will do the obviously right thing and nominate Elizabeth Warren to lead the new consumer financial protection agency.
  5. Lusardi's is a timely report, given the debate over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a new agency created by the Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill.

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