Trump administration moves to shut down Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is likely the next federal agency on the chopping block as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk continue the DOGE agenda to shrink the size of the federal government.
White House Orders Consumer Protection Agency Shutdown
The Trump administration orders a shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, halting inquiries and new rules.
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.
Union Sues Trump For Trying To Shut Down Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The National Treasury Employees Union says the president is violating the constitutional separation of powers.
Trump has subdued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. So what does this 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.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau halts activity | What this means for you
Concern is mounting as a federal agency dedicated to protecting consumers remains shut down. The abrupt week-long closure comes after the acting director appointed by President Donald Trump ordered employees to stop nearly all of their work.
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.
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 guarding against deceptive practices regarding consumers, the head of the Federal Reserve said on Tuesday as he was pressed by a senior Democratic senator to ensure the CFPB remains funded.
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.
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.
Union sues over US consumer protection agency work pause
The union representing staff at the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued the acting head of the agency, as the Trump administration ordered all work at the watchdog to cease
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to shut down for a week: Reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be shut down for a week, according to multiple reports. The CFPB’s Chief Operating Officer Adam Martinez said in a Sunday email that ...
Consumer watchdog ordered to stop fighting financial abuse and to work from home as HQ temporarily shuts down
Russell Vought, the newly installed acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, sent an email Saturday night ...
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Trump official orders consumer protection agency to stop work
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down the agency that was created to protect ...
Consumer watchdog shut down
The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively ...
Shutting down CFPB ‘begging for another financial crisis’: Former director
Rohit Chopra, the former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), argued Monday that shutting down the ...
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What's at stake in DOGE's CFPB shutdown
The DOGE effort to effectively shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gets conservatives as close they've ever ...
Federal employees union files lawsuits over CFPB shutdown and DOGE access
A union representing employees across dozens of federal agencies filed two lawsuits on Sunday against the acting director of ...
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CFPB Shut Down as Trump-Appointed Chief Halts Operations, Raising Alarms
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been effectively shut down after Russell Vought, President Donald ...