Vought said Saturday he notified the Federal Reserve the CFPB will not receive its next draw of federal funding—claiming it’s ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a halt on most of the CFPB's work. It could impact rules on overdraft fees, ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent belatedly slipped a protection for Big Tech firms, and in particular Elon Musk’s X, into his ...

In a quick, one-week succession following U.S. Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent’s appointment as acting director of the Consumer ...

The consumer watchdog agency was formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Elon Musk wants to “delete” it.

President Donald Trump has made Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection ...

Democrats are calling on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cancel his stop work order for the Consumer Financial Protection ...

President Trump's shake-up of the CFPB continues. Here's a timeline of everything that's happened at the bureau since Trump's ...

Russell Vought took over as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday night and officials from ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who was named to be acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has told ...

Time will tell what Trump has in store for the CFPB. For now, consumers can still access the bureau’s many educational ...

Vought was an architect of Project 2025. He takes over at the consumer finance watchdog as he orders a pause in most of the agency's activities, and promises to cut spending.