Democrats vow to fight shutdown of consumer watchdog agency
A group of 191 House and Senate Democrats sent a letter to Russell Vought, the newly installed director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, calling on them to reverse course on actions targeting the nation's consumer financial watchdog agency.
White House Orders Consumer Protection Agency Shutdown
The Trump administration orders a shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, halting inquiries and new rules.
Secrecy preceded the shutdown of the consumer protection agency’s Washington headquarters
President Donald Trump’s budget chief has sent an email to consumer protection agency employees telling them to stop working.
Union Sues Trump For Trying To Shut Down Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The National Treasury Employees Union says the president is violating the constitutional separation of powers.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau halts activity | What this means for you
Concern is mounting as a federal agency dedicated to protecting consumers remains shut down. The abrupt week-long closure comes after the acting director appointed by President Donald Trump ordered employees to stop nearly all of their work.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to shutter for a week
The closure of the CFPB, established after the 2008 financial crisis, follows a visit Friday by members of Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service team.
CFPB shutdown raises questions for consumer oversight
A stop-work order from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's newly appointed acting director Russell Vought has created uncertainty about the future of consumer-oriented enforcement activity.
Is Trump hurting or helping Americans by freezing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
The Trump administration's got its eyes on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. What's at stake for Americans? Experts weigh in.
Inside Trump and Musk’s War on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The new boss at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had a jarring message for staffers Monday morning, in an internal memo leaked to Rolling Stone: “Stand down from performing any work task.” The message came from Russell Vought — a Project 2025 architect who was confirmed by the Senate last week to lead the Office of Management and Budget in the Trump White House.
Trump wants to shut the CFPB. So what does this consumer agency do?
President Trump and other critics of the agency say it needs to be shut down. Supporters of the agency point to its record of protecting consumers.
US consumer protection bureau upheaval leaves consumers adrift, experts say
The job of policing financial firms for compliance with consumer protection laws has functionally disappeared,
Confusion Reigns as ‘a Wrecking Ball’ Hits the Consumer Bureau
Since the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued stop-work orders, employees have been trying to ...
Consumer watchdog shut down
The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively ...
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 ...
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What's at stake in DOGE's CFPB shutdown
The DOGE effort to effectively shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gets conservatives as close they've ever ...
Federal employees union files lawsuits over CFPB shutdown and DOGE access
A union representing employees across dozens of federal agencies filed two lawsuits on Sunday against the acting director of ...
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CFPB Shut Down as Trump-Appointed Chief Halts Operations, Raising Alarms
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been effectively shut down after Russell Vought, President Donald ...
US Consumer Watchdog Fires Some Probationary Staff, Sources Say
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fired some probationary staff on Tuesday, according to a recipient of a ...
US consumer watchdog's enforcement, supervision chiefs say they resigned
The top officials for enforcement and supervision at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Tuesday they had ...