CBS News6d
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 and has started a thorough review of the independent government agency ...
CBS News5d
Russ Vought orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop work
The Trump administration late Saturday ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an independent government agency designed to protect consumers from corporate fraud and scams, to halt much ...
Indiatimes4d
Trump administration shuts down consumer financial protection bureau
The Biden administration ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to halt activities, effectively shutting down the organisation created after the 2008 crisis. Russell Vought ...
The Washington Post6d
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to shutter for a week
The Trump administration is closing the offices of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for the coming week ... These measures have long drawn fire from Republicans, who have accused the ...
The Washington Post5d
What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and why is it a Trump target?
The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to temporarily close its office and suspend many of its services, according to emails viewed by The Washington Post ...
NPR6d
Musk's team takes control of key systems at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Representatives of Elon Musk's cost-cutting team have entered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and gained access to internal computer systems that manage the agency's human resources ...
The Hill5d
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 there ...
Forbes4d
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Adds Error Message To Home Page
President Donald Trump’s new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acting director Russell ... “By Sunday February 2, 2025, some of the landing pages started to come back online – now with ...
NBC Connecticut5d
Trump official orders consumer protection agency to stop work
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 consumers after the 2008 ...
MSNBC4d
Project 2025 co-author shuts down operations at consumer protection agency
"I am ringing the alarm bell." By Steve Benen The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau probably isn’t the most well-known federal agency, but it’s one of the best examples of progressive ...
katc6d
New acting director tells Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to suspend most operations
The CFPB is an independent government agency responsible for rules and oversight that protect the public when working with banks, debt collectors and other financial firms. In a memo obtained by ...