Judge orders a 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.
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Trump official orders consumer protection agency to stop work
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down the agency that was created to protect ...
A Consumer Financial Watchdog’s Fate Is Unclear. Here’s What’s at Stake.
Many consumer protections are in limbo, including an $8 cap on credit-card late fees and a proposed rule on selling customer ...
Financial firms hated US consumer watchdog, but rapid unraveling creates limbo
By Douglas Gillison, Nupur Anand, Pete Schroeder and Isla Binnie (Reuters) - At a JPMorgan townhall meeting on Wednesday, CEO ...
This Consumer Protection Cop Was Just Thrown Off the Beat by DOGE
The Trump and Musk administration hollowed out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, removing the watchdogs who were “protecting people's money.” ...
The Latest: Consumer protection regulators get fill-in-the-blank firing memos
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s longstanding friendly rapport with President Donald Trump could be tested as the Indian leader ...
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Will State-Level Consumer Protection Activity Increase Amid CFPB Shakeup?
Rohit Chopra was dismissed as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), with Secretary Scott ...
From credit cards to medical debt: What may happen to some key consumer protection rules under Trump
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the so-called cop on the beat protecting Americans from financial abuse, is now under strict orders to do nothing.