What’s at stake if Consumer Financial Protection Bureau goes dark
Stalled lawsuits. Halted supervision and oversight. Suspended workforce. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the midst of a complete overhaul that could cripple its ability to act as the consumer finance watchdog it was designed to be.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered to stop work: What to know about the agency
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget and the acting director of CFPB, ordered the federal watchdog to stop work.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is Musk's next target
Members of Elon Musk’s team have reportedly descended upon the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the latest target of Musk and President Donald Trump.
AG Ford joins 23 states to oppose Consumer Protection Bureau dismantling
Attorney General Aaron D. Ford has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general to oppose efforts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to dismantle the Consu
California files lawsuit over shutdown of US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and others filed a court brief against the Trump administration for attempting to dismantle a consumer bureau.
22 states, D.C. file brief to prevent closure of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Attorneys general from California and 21 other states, plus the District of Columbia, have filed a court brief seeking to prevent the dismantling of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The amicus brief,
Attorney General Neronha joins states to defend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Attorney General Peter Neronha says he is joining a coalition of 23 other AGs to warn against the current administration’s effort to disband the CFPB.
Judge blocks mass layoffs at consumer protection agency targeted by Trump
The Trump administration has agreed to pause its campaign of layoffs and funding cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
How America's chief consumer-protection agency came into the Trump administration's crosshairs
While business groups have long lamented actions taken by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Trump and his allies want ...
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‘We’re about to get annihilated’: Musk, DOGE descend on consumer bureau
The Trump administration is moving rapidly to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), halting the agency ...
Consumer watchdog ordered to stop fighting financial abuse and to work from home as HQ temporarily shuts down
Russell Vought, the newly installed acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, sent an email Saturday night ...
Consumer protection agency neutralized by Trump's new chief
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was defanged over the weekend with all activities suspended, its upcoming ...
Judge Orders Freeze on Firing Consumer Bureau’s Staff and Deleting Its Data
Agency workers, including some who were listening to the hearing remotely, expressed immediate joy and relief.
DOGE wins access to sensitive Labor Department, HHS and CFPB data from federal judge
Musk’s budget-slashing team had made efforts to rummage through the finances of the Department of Labor, the Department of ...
Wisconsin's top 10 consumer complaints in 2024 included landlords, identity theft. Here's the full list
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection responded to 11,374 written consumer complaints in ...
With Attack on Consumer Bureau, Musk Removes Obstacle to His ‘X Money’ Vision
Former officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Elon Musk’s payment-business aspirations were driving his ...