WASHINGTON—The government’s consumer-finance watchdog, a frequent political target for conservatives and industry, is launching a big advertising campaign to promote its mission to the public. The five-year-old Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has spent $15.3 million so far in fiscal 2016 for internet ads to tout its online tools aimed at helping consumers do comparative shopping—and learn common pitfalls—for financial products...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 12, 2016 21:56 UTC