Politico5d
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 ...
Business Insider4d
The CFPB tells its workers to 'not perform any work tasks' this week while it shuts down its DC headquarters
Russell Vought, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's acting director, sent an email to employees on Monday, reviewed by Business Insider, ordering them to "not perform any work tasks this week." ...
New York Post4d
CFPB’s 1,700 employees told to ‘not perform any work’ as Obama-era agency becomes latest Trump target
WASHINGTON — The nearly 1,700 employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) were told Monday not to come to the office or do any work — as the agency became the latest target of ...
Inc5d
CFPB Workers Protest New Leadership
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo: Getty Images About 100 workers at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau protested outside the agency’s ...
The Washington Post5d
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to shutter for a week
The Trump administration is closing the offices of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for the coming week, according to an email viewed by The Washington Post, casting further doubt on the ...
CBS News3d
Federal employees union files lawsuits over CFPB shutdown and DOGE access
Washington — A union representing employees across dozens of federal agencies filed two lawsuits on Sunday against the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, with one ...
The Washington Post4d
What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and why is it a Trump target?
The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to temporarily close its office and suspend many of its services, according to emails viewed by The Washington Post ...
PBS5d
Vought orders CFPB to stop investigations and suspend new rules from taking effect
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down an agency that was created to protect ...
NPR6d
New CFPB chief closes headquarters, tells all staff they must not do 'any work tasks'
Staff and contractors at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have been told they cannot ... and fines in consumer protection cases. The organization is an independent bureau within the ...
Politico6d
‘CFPB RIP’: Elon Musk is already descending on his next target
Elon Musk has found his next target: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Musk’s team on Friday entered the headquarters of the CFPB, an agency that the billionaire Donald Trump adviser has ...
USA Today5d
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered to stop work: What to know about the agency
The acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered staffers ... of the Heritage Action for America, the sister organization of the foundation responsible for the policy ...
The Hill4d
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to shut down for a week: Reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be shut down for a week, according to multiple reports. The CFPB’s Chief Operating Officer Adam Martinez said in a Sunday email that there ...