Judge Orders Freeze on Firing Consumer Bureau’s Staff and Deleting Its Data
Agency workers, including some who were listening to the hearing remotely, expressed immediate joy and relief.
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 ...
How did Trump so easily take over the Kennedy Center? Ask Sean Spicer.
An obscure court decision involving former President Joe Biden’s presidential board appointments was the key to seizing ...
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CFPB's acting director was illegally appointed: Lawsuit
Consumer and employees groups are seeking a restraining order against CFPB acting Director Russell Vought, arguing that he ...
Vought Agrees to Delay CFPB Funding Slash as Layoffs Continue
Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Russell Vought agreed to hold off on zeroing out the agency’s budget for ...
Trump officials plan to fire 95% of CFPB staff, cancel its lease, union lawsuit says
The Trump administration is planning to hollow out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by firing 95% of its staff while canceling the lease on its Washington, D.C., headquarters, according ...
With blitz of policies, Trump goes beyond Project 2025's goals
Trump's initial actions in office have exceeded Project 2025's conservative policy proposals in ambition and scope, including ...
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What direction will McKernan take leading the CFPB?
The Trump administration's nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Jonathan McKernan, is seen as an ...
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An Uncertain Future for CFPB's Section 1071 Rule Regarding Small Business Lending Data
In a pivotal development, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has stayed enforcement of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s ...
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 ...
‘Deregulation by Firings’: Breaking Down the Cuts to Financial Oversight
The furious pace of deregulation is gutting agencies intended to protect ordinary Americans, consumer advocates say. But ...
Elizabeth Warren has grave concerns about Elon Musk gutting her consumer watchdog
About a year before the subprime mortgage meltdown brought the global financial system to its knees, a Harvard Law School professor made the case for launching a new regulator to protect consumers ...