DOGE targets Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as Musk tweets ‘RIP’
Tech billionaire Elon Musk signaled on Friday that he could seek to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as he and his advisers — deputized by President Donald Trump to cut costs — burrowed into the federal watchdog formed to protect Americans from scams and corporate abuse.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shake-up leaves medical debt reform in limbo
The fate of a Biden-era rule that would keep medical debt from consumers’ credit reports is up in the air amid reported stoppages within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the new | A rule barring medical debt from credit reports was set to go into effect in March,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Ordered To Stop Work After Trump Says Treasury’s Bessent Now In Charge
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was told to cease operations on Monday shortly after President Donald Trump appointed Treasury Director Scott Bessent to serve as the watchdog agency’s acting director—appeasing Republicans, and tech executives, who have criticized regulations at the agency implemented under the Biden administration.
Trump fires Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Rohit Chopra was one of the more important regulators from the previous Democratic administration who was still on the job since President Trump took office on Jan. 20.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Harms Those Whom It Claims to Protect
If President Trump is looking for a federal agency to abolish, he needs to look no further than the misnamed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Treasury secretary to temporarily oversee Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Donald Trump on Monday designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with additional duties as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after firing Rohit Chopa on Saturday.
Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Donald Trump has tasked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with serving as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency said Monday.
Head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announces departure
The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced his departure on Saturday, becoming the latest Biden administration holdover official to be ousted by the Trump
Changes underway after Donald Trump fires head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is halting its operations amid Scott Bessent's takeover, according to reports.
Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover.
Trump appoints the Treasury secretary, a former hedge fund executive, as acting head of consumer protection agency
In what appears to be yet another move to consolidate parts of the federal government, President Donald Trump has appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Russell Vought took over as acting director of consumer protection office, WSJ reports
Russell Vought, who was confirmed by the Senate as the head of the Office of Management and Budget on Thursday, took over ...
KPBS20m
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 ...
Will Trump Axe the CFPB? What Consumers Should Know
Time will tell what Trump has in store for the CFPB. For now, consumers can still access the bureau’s many educational ...
US consumer bureau won't defend Biden-era rules in court after chief was fired
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is refusing to defend Biden administration-era rules in court after its ...