On December 3, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published its highly anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would regulate data brokers and the sale of ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is withdrawing a Biden-era proposal that sought to rein in the sale of Americans’ personal information by data brokers. In a federal regis… ...

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The CFPB defines data brokers as companies that collect, aggregate, sell, or share information about consumers, such as credit, criminal, and rental histories. Creditors, insurers, employers, and ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has canceled plans to introduce new rules designed to limit the ability of US data brokers to sell sensitive information about Americans, including ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a proposal to protect consumer data privacy and categorize data brokers that sell sensitive consumer data as "consumer reporting agencies" under the ...

In December, the CFPB proposed a rule to largely restrict the collection and distribution of data necessary to compose credit reports and scores.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule Tuesday to rein in data brokers trafficking in consumers’ personal data and unique account identifiers.

In today's digital landscape, data brokers are like modern-day gold miners, sifting through the intimate details of our lives—our addresses, financial records, Social Security numbers—and ...

The CFPB has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have required data brokers to obtain consent before selling Americans' personal and financial data. Acting Director Russell Vought cited internal ...