Trump's consumer watchdog freezes CFPB activity on first day of job
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who took over on Monday as President Donald Trump's new acting consumer finance ...
Bessent, as acting consumer bureau chief, pauses all rules and lawsuits
CFPB staff was told to refrain from issuing public communications, halt activities including rules and settlements and ...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Harms Those Whom It Claims to Protect
If President Trump is looking for a federal agency to abolish, he needs to look no further than the misnamed Consumer ...
US consumer bureau won't defend Biden-era rules in court after chief was fired
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is refusing to defend Biden administration-era rules in court after its ...
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Treasury's Bessent tells CFPB staff to stop everything
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who was named to be acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has told the agency's staff to put a halt to all rules and enforcement actions.
Elizabeth Warren says Trump will have a ‘fight’ if he destroys the CFPB
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren says the Trump administration will “have a fight on their hands” if it dismantles her ...