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CFPB halts work

Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acting director of CFPB, as former head Chopra confirms he is out

President Donald Trump appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Bessent announced in a CFPB statement. Former Director Rohit Chopra posted a letter to Trump on social media platform X confirming that his term at the agency had "concluded.

The Washington Post on MSN · 6h

CFPB halts work after Trump appoints Bessent as acting head

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

Reuters on MSN · 2h

Trump's consumer watchdog freezes CFPB activity on first day of job

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who took over on Monday as President Donald Trump's new acting consumer finance watchdog, has halted virtually all pending activities at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,

Trump taps Bessent to lead consumer bureau

Wall Street Journal · 7h

Bessent Takes Helm of Consumer Finance Watchdog, Orders Halt to Work

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is ordering a freeze to work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, after being named its acting director by President Trump

Forbes on MSN · 5h

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Ordered To Stop Work After Trump Says Treasury’s Bessent Now In Charge

T he Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was told to cease operations on Monday shortly after President Donald Trump appointed Treasury Director Scott Bessent to serve a

San Francisco Examiner · 8h

Trump replaces Consumer Protection Bureau head with Bessent amid defunding talks

Days after sacking the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, President Donald Trump has appointed Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to temporarily head the

The National Law Review4h

Rohit Chopra Out, Scott Bessent In (Temporarily) at the CFPB

In a familiar move, President Donald Trump has designated the current head of another executive agency, this time newly sworn ...

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Chopra leaves CFPB in widely expected move

President Donald Trump designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the bureau’s acting chief, according to a statement ...

Bessent, as acting consumer bureau chief, pauses all rules and lawsuits

CFPB staff was told to refrain from issuing public communications, halt activities including rules and settlements and ...

JD Supra1d

Breaking Down a New Day at the CFPB

President Donald Trump fired CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Feb. 1. While the new administration continues to determine who will be nominated for the full-time role, Treasury Secretary Scott ...

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CFPB halts work

Trump taps Bessent to lead consumer bureau

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