CFPB leaders and Musk's DOGE plan to fire nearly all staff and wind down agency, employees say
Employees testified that CFPB leaders and Elon Musk’s DOGE want to wind down the agency to five employees, the minimum ...
Democratic senator presses Trump CFPB nominee: ‘Who’s really going to be in charge?’
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) pressed President Trump’s nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over who ...
Consumer Bureau Drops Lawsuit Against Capital One
The move, on a suit that had accused the bank of tricking customers, was one of several dismissals ordered by Trump officials ...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won't be deleted, Trump administration says
One of the CFPB's rules last year capped credit card fees at $8, but a federal judge put it on hold after business lobbyists ...
CFPB, Baltimore Probed Over Vought's Threatened Funding Freeze
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the city of Baltimore butted heads and faced skeptical questions from a federal ...
Why the Project 2025 guy is suddenly advocating for a fintech accused of deceiving customers
It’s taken just a few weeks in office, but the Trump administration’s apparent vision for economic populism is coming into ...
Trump administration lawyers deny plans to dismantle consumer watchdog
The Trump administration denied allegations Monday that it aims to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
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In court filing, Trump administration says it will keep ‘streamlined’ CFPB running
A court filing and letter from acting director Russell Vought claims the White House will not shut down the bureau, citing ...
No more consumer protection? What the CFPB shutdown means for you.
In the waning months of the Biden administration, the CFPB released a flurry of consumer protection rules. Where do they ...
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Russell Vought Orders Consumer Protection Bureau’s Headquarters Closed for a Week
The order to shutter the agency’s headquarters follows another order issued Saturday by Mr. Vought ... Consumer finance reporter Employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received ...
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DOGE gets access into Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as OMB's Russell Vought takes over as acting head of federal consumer watchdog agency
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has gained access to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ... staff directory on Friday. Russell Vought, the new head of the U.S ...