Trump unveils nominees for CFPB director, comptroller of the currency
President Trump sent a new list of nominations to the Senate on Tuesday, unveiling his picks to lead several key financial regulatory agencies in his second administration. Jonathan ...
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Senator Elizabeth Warren says Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E is harmful to US consumers
Senator Elizabeth Warren accused Elon Musk and Donald Trump of leaving American consumers completely exposed to financial ...
Banks Wanted Curbs on CFPB. They Got Chaos and Confusion Instead
Banks and other financial companies were seeking a lighter touch and more certainty from the Consumer Financial Protection ...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to shutter for a week
In a separate email sent Sunday morning, also viewed by The Post, Adam Martinez, the CFPB’s chief operating officer, informed staff that the agency’s Washington headquarters would be closed ...
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Musk allies given access to private consumer data before shutting down agency: sources
Four young staffers working under Elon Musk gained access to highly sensitive personal data held by a consumer protection ...
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Vought cuts off CFPB funding, saying it’s not necessary to run the agency
Russell Vought, the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is halting the flow of new funding to the agency and shutting down its headquarters, the latest threat to the CFPB’s ...
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Federal employees union files lawsuits over CFPB shutdown and DOGE access
The CFPB is an independent government agency established by Congress in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to protect consumers from corporate fraud and scams. President Trump named Russell ...
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The CFPB is Elizabeth Warren’s creation. Now she’s trying to fight off its biggest threat yet.
She publicly championed its merit after the 2007 mortgage meltdown crisis and was instrumental in getting the CFPB into a sweeping 2010 overhaul of financial regulations. Then-President Barack ...
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White House targets CFPB as union sues over work stoppage
The public broadside arrived hours after Russell Vought — the White House budget chief tapped by President Donald Trump to serve as acting CFPB director — halted more of the bureau’s ...