2 top CFPB officials quit after Trump, Musk target U.S. consumer protection agency
Two top officials in the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resigned Tuesday as the Trump administration takes aim the bureau and its employees.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered to stop work: What to know about the agency
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget and the acting director of CFPB, ordered the federal watchdog to stop work.
New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Expands Freeze to All CFPB Activities; CFPB Office Closes
We previously reported that Treasury Secretary Bessent was named as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and
Trump shuts down US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Protesters are calling on the Trump administration to change course and re-open the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). It is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Adds Error Message To Home Page
The Trump administration has ordered the agency, created by Congress and funded by the Federal Reserve, to halt most activity and close its headquarters.
Is Trump hurting or helping Americans by freezing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
The Trump administration's got its eyes on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. What's at stake for Americans? Experts weigh in.
Inside Trump and Musk’s War on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The new boss at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had a jarring message for staffers Monday morning, in an internal memo leaked to Rolling Stone: “Stand down from performing any work task.” The message came from Russell Vought — a Project 2025 architect who was confirmed by the Senate last week to lead the Office of Management and Budget in the Trump White House.
Trump administration orders 1,700 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau workers to stay home
Workers at the federal government's consumer finance watchdog in Washington were told to stay home Monday after the acting director, newly installed by President Donald Trump, ordered the agency to halt its work.
Lawsuit filed to prevent closure of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The move follows similar Trump administration actions to try to cut USAID, the Agency for International Development, which helps distribute foreign aid.
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Rapid Changes at the CFPB: Speculation, Uncertainty, and the Future of Consumer Protection
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been a focal point for both regulatory oversight and political debate ...
Trump Vs. CFPB: Russ Vought Orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To Stop Work
T he Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will not receive its next scheduled tranche of federal funding, new acting director ...
Fed's Powell: No agency other than CFPB tasked with consumer protection enforcement
No U.S. regulator other than the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is tasked with ensuring that banks abide by rules ...
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Powell: CFPB shutdown creates consumer oversight gaps
In his semiannual testimony before the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the effective shuttering of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau leaves no federal ...
Warren warns ‘no cop on the beat’ without CFPB, others say it’s redundant
I’d be really worried about doing business with a giant bank when there is no cop on the beat,” U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said.
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Secrecy, covered windows preceded shutdown of consumer protection agency’s headquarters
President Donald Trump’s budget chief has sent an email to consumer protection agency employees telling them to stop working.
Consumer protection under threat? White House moves to defund, disband CFPB
The salvo came hours after Russell Vought, the White House budget chief appointed acting CFPB director by President Trump, ...
Two Senior CFPB Officials Leaving After Vought Takeover
Two senior officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are out of a job days after Russell Vought took over as ...