'CFPB RIP': Musk and Trump's plans to shrink an agency that cracks down on medical debt and overdraft fees are underway
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a halt on most of the CFPB's work. It could impact rules on overdraft fees, ...
‘CFPB RIP’: Elon Musk is already descending on his next target
Republicans have long criticized the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Musk’s allies have entered the building and are ...
As he targets the CFPB, Elon Musk looks to dismantle his own potential regulator
Elon Musk and DOGE have begun making moves toward dismantling the CFPB. The watchdog agency would be in charge of regulating ...
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The Trump administration has stopped consumer financial protection work. Here's what the CFPB does
It's the main U.S. agency tasked with overseeing the financial products and services used by everyday Americans. The CFPB's ...
Dismantling the CFPB would turn the consumer finance world into the 'wild, wild west,' its former director says
Richard Cordray, the first director of the CFPB, told BI that Elon Musk's call to dismantle the agency is a 'direct conflict ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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‘CFPB RIP’ – Musk takes aim at Pocahontas’ papoose
DOGE chief Elon Musk has put the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on notice that it could soon be eliminated.
Federal employees union files lawsuits over CFPB shutdown, DOGE access
A union representing employees across dozens of federal agencies filed two lawsuits on Sunday against the acting director of ...
RIP CFPB?
Elon Musk sent a somewhat cryptic message on X hours after Wired reported that his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) entered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, where DOGE staffers were ...