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

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 employees must "get approval in writing" to do any work this week, acting director Russell Vought wrote in an email.

President Trump’s newly appointed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief has ordered the closure of the agency’s headquarters and directed staff to halt all supervisory activities. Chief Russell Vought instructed CFPB employees to cease all supervision and examination activity.