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Trump, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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.

The Washington Post on MSN · 12h

What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and why is it a Trump target?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established to root out corporate wrongdoing after the 2008 crash. The Trump administration has moved to weaken it.

Rolling Stone on MSN · 5h

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.

CFPB to Close Office

Reuters on MSN · 8h

US consumer finance watchdog chief tells all staff to cease work

President Donald Trump's newly installed chief of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told all of the agency's staff on Monday to stay away from the office and do no work, according to an email reviewed by Reuters.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

CFPB to Close Office After Vought Tells Staff to Halt All Supervision

President Trump’s newly installed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief Russell Vought is closing the bureau’s headquarters and has ordered staff to halt all of their supervisory efforts, ramping up the administration’s attempt to revoke the financial regulator’s authority.

Alaska Public Media · 11h

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 consumer finance watchdog and is cutting off new funding.

CFPB, Russell Vought and national treasury employees union

Wall Street Journal · 17h

CFPB’s Union Sues Russell Vought, Alleging Campaign to ‘Purge’ Agency’s Workforce

A union representing staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sued the agency's Acting Director Russell Vought, after he took steps this weekend that appear aimed at shuttering or downsizing the agency.

NBC News on MSN · 21h

Union sues Russell Vought over DOGE access to CFPB, attempts to shutter bureau

A union filed two lawsuits against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Acting Director Russell Vought on Sunday after Vought issued a series of directives halting much of the bureau's activity.

Washington Examiner · 8h

Federal employee union sues Vought over CFPB order to stop working

The National Treasury Employees Union filed two lawsuits against OMB Director Russell Vought for his shuttering of the CFPB.

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As Musk, Trump administration target CFPB, Democrats tout consumer watchdog's impact

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an independent agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to safeguard ...

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The Trump administration has stopped work at the CFPB. Here's what the agency does

It's the main U.S. agency tasked with overseeing the financial products and services used by everyday Americans. The CFPB's ...

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Warren on efforts to shutter CFPB: ‘No one can fire the financial cops’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday accused the Trump administration of trying to shut down the Consumer Financial ...

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Secrecy preceded the shutdown of the consumer protection agency’s Washington headquarters

Windows in two basement conference rooms were covered with brown paper and blue painter’s tape, concealing their occupants.

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Trump's White House Is Disabling the CFPB. What to Know—and What's Next

Key Takeaways The acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asked employees to stop much of their work, ...

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