Trump wants to shut the CFPB. So what does this consumer agency do?
President Trump and other critics of the agency say it needs to be shut down. Supporters of the agency point to its record of protecting consumers.
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.
The CFPB’s Headquarters Shutdown Came Swiftly, Under a Veil of Secrecy
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, used a take-no-prisoners approach in shuttering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Top CFPB leaders dismissed as Trump team begins to dismantle agency
Two top leaders of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were removed from their roles Tuesday — in the first staffing cuts as President Trump’s team begins an ambitious effort to
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.
Secrecy preceded the shutdown of the consumer protection agency's Washington headquarters
President Donald Trump’s budget chief has sent an email to consumer protection agency employees telling them to stop working
Consumer protection agency neutralized by Trump's new chief
Elon Musk's efficiency department has access to computer systems at an agency that would likely regulate one of his pending ventures and its competitors.
Should You Be Worried About the CFPB Halt?
Major CFPB cases are in limbo, including lawsuits against Capital One and Walmart. With fewer regulatory constraints, banks ...
CFPB to Close Office After Vought Tells Staff to Halt All Supervision
The acting director is closing the financial regulator’s headquarters and has ordered staff to halt all supervisory efforts.
New CFPB chief closes headquarters, tells all staff they must not do 'any work tasks'
The edict comes as Russell Vought takes over at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Vought has ordered work to halt at ...
The CFPB tells its workers to 'not perform any work tasks' this week while it shuts down its DC headquarters
CFPB employees must "get approval in writing" to do any work this week, acting director Russell Vought wrote in an email.
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Two top CFPB officials resign after being ordered to stop all work
The directors of supervision and enforcement at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stepped down, citing the stop work ...
Vought closing CFPB headquarters for a week, staff ordered to work remotely
An email sent to staff said, "Employees and contractors are to work remotely unless instructed otherwise from our Acting ...
CFPB’s 1,700 employees told to ‘not perform any work’ as Obama-era agency becomes latest Trump target
WASHINGTON — The nearly 1,700 employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) were told Monday not to come to ...
DOGE takes on CFPB
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CFPB’s future hangs in the balance after a wild weekend
Headquarters-based staff will work remotely this week after a new acting chief halted agency supervision and enforcement and ...