2 top CFPB officials quit after Trump, Musk target U.S. consumer protection agency
Two top officials in the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resigned Tuesday as the Trump administration takes aim the bureau and its employees.
Fed's Powell: No agency other than CFPB tasked with consumer protection enforcement
No U.S. regulator other than the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is tasked with ensuring that banks abide by rules guarding against deceptive practices regarding consumers, the head of the Federal Reserve said on Tuesday as he was pressed by a senior Democratic senator to ensure the CFPB remains funded.
As Musk, Trump administration target CFPB, Democrats defend consumer watchdog's impact
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an independent agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to safeguard Americans against unfair business practices, is the newest target of Elon Musk and the Trump administration.
Top CFPB leaders dismissed as Trump team begins to dismantle agency
Two top leaders of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were removed from their roles Tuesday — in the first staffing cuts as President Trump’s team begins an ambitious effort to
Top CFPB officials resign, in latest upheaval at the agency
Assistant Director for the Office of Enforcement Eric Halperin and Assistant Director for Supervision Policy Lorelei Salas each sent emails to their teams notifying them of their resignations.
What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and why is it a Trump target?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established to root out corporate wrongdoing after the 2008 crash. The Trump administration has moved to weaken it.
What's at stake for consumers as Trump officials target the CFPB
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recent rules on overdraft and credit card late fees are in jeopardy, while others face an uncertain future.
Consumer protection agency neutralized by Trump's new chief
Elon Musk's efficiency department has access to computer systems at an agency that would likely regulate one of his pending ventures and its competitors.
What CFPB Shutdown Means for Junk Fees
The halt of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's activities leaves CFPB rules targeting junk fees in a state of ...
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Two top CFPB officials resign after being ordered to stop all work
The directors of supervision and enforcement at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stepped down, citing the stop work ...
Two Senior CFPB Officials Leaving After Vought Takeover
Two senior officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are out of a job days after Russell Vought took over as ...
CFPB Cancels More Than $100 Million in Contracts Amid DOGE Probe
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is canceling more than $100 million in vendor contracts as part of a cost-cutting ...
Shutting down CFPB ‘begging for another financial crisis’: Former director
Rohit Chopra, the former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), argued Monday that shutting down the ...
New CFPB chief closes headquarters, tells all staff they must not do 'any work tasks'
The edict comes as Russell Vought takes over at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Vought has ordered work to halt at ...
Did sidelining the CFPB make life more difficult for big banks?
Some of the Trump administration's approach toward deregulating the financial industry risks putting the economy in a bind.
DOGE takes on CFPB
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Is the CFPB Being Eliminated? What Could That Mean for You?
"If the FDIC is dismantled, all money in our banks would be at risk," Steele said. However, experts point out that for now, ...