# Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

*Regulation & Compliance — Finicade finance glossary*

The CFPB was created by Dodd-Frank to consolidate consumer protection across mortgages, cards, student loans, debt collection and credit reporting.

The CFPB was created by Dodd-Frank to consolidate consumer financial protection in one agency covering mortgages, cards, student loans, debt collection and credit reporting. It has returned billions to consumers through enforcement, and its funding structure and authority have been persistently litigated. Its public complaint database is a genuinely useful research tool on any consumer financial firm.

**Also known as:** CFPB, consumer bureau

**Related terms:** [Truth in Lending Act](https://finicade.com/glossary/truth-in-lending-act), [Fair Credit Reporting Act](https://finicade.com/glossary/fair-credit-reporting-act), [Dodd-Frank Act](https://finicade.com/glossary/dodd-frank-act), [Payday Loan](https://finicade.com/glossary/payday-loan), [Regulation E](https://finicade.com/glossary/regulation-e)

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/consumer-financial-protection-bureau