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CFPB to Close Office After Vought Tells Staff to Halt All Supervision

The acting director is closing the financial regulator’s headquarters and has ordered staff to halt all supervisory efforts.

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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 the consumer finance watchdog and is cutting off new funding.

Reuters on MSN · 4d

US consumer finance watchdog chief tells all staff to cease work

President Donald Trump's newly installed chief of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told all of the agency's staff on Monday to stay away from the office and do no work, according to an email reviewed by Reuters.

CFPB, Trump and Block

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Judge blocks Trump admin from firing CFPB employees

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from firing employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) amid a larger push to effectively dismantle the agency. The Trump administration is barred from firing CFPB employees without cause or issuing any reduction-in-force notice,

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Cases against Trump administration: Block on accessing Treasury data extended, CFPB firings on hold

A federal judge on Friday extended a temporary order that prevents Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team from accessing the Treasury Department payment system.

U.S. News & World Report · 5h

Trump Administration Agrees Not to Fire More CFPB Staff for Now, Court Order Says

President Donald Trump's administration has temporarily agreed not to fire any more staff at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to a court order issued on Friday, offering workers there an 11th-hour reprieve ahead of feared mass layoffs.

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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 ...

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A former CFPB worker warns of the future

In today’s edition … Dems say Trump’s government cuts are hurting his own supporters … The state of play in Minnesota’s 2026 ...

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Russell Vought Orders Pause On All CFPB Activity, Critics Say This Gives Corporations 'The Green Light To Scam Families'

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau–an agency that oversees financial regulations in the U.S. States–has come to a ...

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CFPB union warns of ‘mass’ layoff to affect 95% of the bureau

The bureau terminated roughly 70 to 100 term employees Thursday. An amended complaint asserts there's more to come — and that ...

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What Cuts to the CFPB Could Mean For Consumers

The CFP also prosecutes companies that it says fail to protect consumers. In December, it filed a lawsuit against the ...

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Trump rolls back CFPB, USAID and DOE: Where things stand

President Trump supercharged his overhaul of government agencies this week that included a fresh round of a widespread ...

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Trump’s choice to lead CFPB, McKernan, left FDIC Monday

President Donald Trump chose a former FDIC board member to lead the CFPB, an indication that he may not want to dismantle the ...

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Here’s What CFPB Hold Means for Consumers

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Congress established to monitor credit card companies, mortgage providers, debt collectors and other segments of the consumer finance industry, is the ...

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