CFPB’s 1,700 employees told to ‘not perform any work’ – as Obama-era agency becomes latest Trump target
WASHINGTON — The nearly 1,700 employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) were told Monday not to come to ...
CFPB’s Funding Gets Cut Off After Russell Vought Takes Over Consumer Protection Agency
T he Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will not receive its next scheduled tranche of federal funding, new acting director Russell Vought said Saturday night—after r ...
Russell Vought, CFPB's new acting head, issues directives to halt parts 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 ...
36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations
The agency had been one of Wall Street’s most feared regulators, with the power to issue rules on mortgages, credit cards, ...