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.
US consumer watchdog broadens layoffs beyond probationary staff, sources say
A new category of employees at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received termination notices on Thursday, ...
Trump officials agree in court not to ax more US consumer finance watchdog jobs for now
President Donald Trump's administration has temporarily agreed not to fire any more staff at the U.S. Consumer Financial ...
Trump officials plan to fire 95% of CFPB staff, cancel its lease, union lawsuit says
The Trump administration is planning to hollow out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by firing 95% of its staff ...
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Federal judge blocks CFPB from laying off more employees
The ruling from a federal court in Washington, D.C., is a reprieve for CFPB staff who had been bracing for mass layoffs as ...
Trump administration agrees not to fire more CFPB staff for now, court order says
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the District of Columbia also directed the government to not delete or remove any ...
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 ...
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Up to 100 more workers are fired at CFPB as staff fear mass layoffs are looming
About 70-100 employees were terminated at the CFPB, following dozens of recent workers who were fired earlier this week. Agency staff are bracing for even wider layoffs.
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NAACP Sues Trump Administration Over Dismantling of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The NAACP has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ...
With mass layoffs expected, judge to weigh blocking the dismantling of consumer watchdog CFPB
Union members have asked a judge to block the dismantling of the CFPB consumer protection agency, alleging most of its 1,700 ...
With attack on Consumer Bureau, Musk removes obstacle to his 'X Money' vision
As Musk’s deregulation team makes its way through federal agencies, he has been criticised for having numerous conflicts of ...
White House Tip Line Tells Banks To Snitch On Financial Regulators Doing Their Jobs
The Trump administration has debuted a “tip line” for financial institutions and the public to report financial regulators who are still doing their jobs despite a White House “stand down” order.