Consumer financial watchdog is ordered by acting director to stop fighting financial abuse
Russell Vought, the newly installed acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, sent an email Saturday night ...
Federal Financial Watchdog Ordered to Cease Activity
In an email to staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency’s acting director ordered workers to cease “all ...
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President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.
Russ Vought, tapped as CFPB's acting director, directs bureau to issue no new rules, stop new investigations
Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has directed staff to not issue any new rules ...
Russell Vought, CFPB's new acting head, issues directives to halt portions of bureau activity
Trump’s DOGE, an advisory body led by Musk, has zeroed in on some agencies as part of its efforts to slash the size of ...
Workers at US consumer watchdog CFPB protest as Trump appointee takes over
About 100 workers at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau protested outside the agency's headquarters on Saturday, ...
Vought Moves to Defang CFPB, Telling Staff to Halt All Supervision
The acting director issues new orders to staff and says he won’t ask for funding.
Musk's Doge takes aim at US consumer protection agency
The billionaire aide to Donald Trump indicates he wants to see the end of an agency founded after the financial crash of 2007 ...
Turning off 'spigot': White House declines more funding for Consumer Finance Protection Bureau
A White House official said Saturday he would decline more funding for the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, signaling a ...
DOGE gets access into Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as OMB's Russell Vought takes over as acting head of federal consumer watchdog agency
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is an outlet for Americans dealing with issues such as questionable student loan servicing practices or excessive bank overdraft fees.
Russell Vought takes the helm at CFPB, orders pause in agency activities
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.