August 5 2025

CFPB v. Sprint: The Bureau Just Got Bigger

CFPB v. Sprint: The Bureau Just Got Bigger

The CFPB just added telecommunications to its jurisdiction by filing a lawsuit against Sprint for "cramming," a practice of slipping new fees into consumers' bills for services the customer never signed up for. Of course, everybody wants to cheer the CFPB for that, but did you see what the bureau just did there? [12/18/14]