Trump, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won't be deleted, Trump administration says
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a longtime target of the Republican Party that has undergone a significant shakeup in recent weeks, will continue operating, the Trump administration says. After Trump replaced its director with Russell Vought — director of the White House budget office and an author of Project 2025 — work at the CFPB was frozen.
States look at shoring up consumer protections as Trump hobbles federal watchdog
Illinois state Sen. Mark Walker already was working on legislation to bolster the state's protections for consumers. But now that President Donald Trump has attacked the federal government's consumer watchdog,
Why the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is being targeted by Trump, DOGE
The fired head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said he sees the attack against the agency as "suspicious."
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Could Be Led to Its Demise From the Inside
The Trump administration insists the financial watchdog is safe for now, but as in administrations past, it can be made into whatever officials want it
Consumer watchdog agency called ‘vicious’ by Trump seen as a ‘hero’ to many it aided
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the crosshairs of a White House that has halted its work, closed its headquarters and fired dozens of its workers.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payouts in limbo as agency defanged by Trump
Trump's decision to stop work at the agency appears to have halted compensation, according to the Student Borrower Protection Center in Washington.
Judge wants to hear from top official about consumer watchdog agency's dismantling
A federal judge wants to hear directly from one of the top officials at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau to learn if the Trump administration is gutting the agency.
Consumer Watchdog Payouts in Limbo as Agency Defanged by Trump Administration
The agency's work stoppage also calls into question the fate of potentially hundreds of millions of dollars of separate payouts from financial services companies like Cash App par
Why the Project 2025 guy is suddenly advocating for a fintech accused of deceiving customers
It’s taken just a few weeks in office, but the Trump administration’s apparent vision for economic populism is coming into ...
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Current, ex-CFPB employees detail bureau takedown effort
About a dozen agency workers testify on a three-phase “wind-down mode,” ahead of a hearing that may hold the bureau’s future ...
Trump admin denies plans TO shutter CFPB, court papers say
In court filings submitted late Monday, Justice Department attorneys rejected claims from a union representing CFPB workers ...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drops lawsuit against Rocket Homes
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday dropped ... A district judge has temporarily blocked the White House from firing staff or deleting agency data, pending a March 3 ...
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Senators probe McKernan at nomination hearing
Given recent turmoil at the CFPB, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Jonathan McKernan – nominated to lead the agency – seems “lined ...
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Republican congressman calls to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Self encouraged the inclusion of a bill that would strip the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of its funding. It’s a step the Texas ...
US Senate Panel Presses Consumer Watchdog Pick Over Agency Stoppage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's pick to oversee a consumer watchdog faced a grilling from Democrats in the U.S ...