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

President Donald Trump today named Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent as acting director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). On Friday, Trump removed Rohit Chopra as director ...

Taking an ax to USAID, GSA, and the CFPB is an expansive expression of Trump’s powers, and the courts will likely determine the endgame.

"We’re hopeful that Secretary Bessent will take into account the real-world ramifications regulations have on America’s ...

The secretary replaces Rohit Chopra, who had aggressively sought to expand the bureau’s authority over banks and other ...

U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent puts the brakes on rule-making and enforcement as the Consumer Financial ...

Ali Velshi explains how a recent Trump firing could allow him to rollback consumer protections that directly affect the ...

On January 30, 2025, the CFPB issued an order against a remittance company for misleading consumers about fees and failing to provide ...

Staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed by email to cease much of their work. Bessent, a wealthy ...

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

President Donald Trump on Monday designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with additional duties as acting director of the ...

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