Here's some background on the scope of the CFPB's activities and how the agency's tenuous status might affect consumers.

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

Republicans may control both chambers of Congress but leaders in the House and Senate have very different ideas about the ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the ranking member of the Senate Homeland ...

It's the main U.S. agency tasked with overseeing the financial products and services used by everyday Americans. The CFPB's new head has closed its offices and told staff to stay home.

Russ Vought, Trump's budget chief, is serving as the CFBP's acting director after the previous director, Rohit Chopra, was fired by Trump. Vought sent an email to employees on Monday morning saying ...

The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was a target of conservatives since its creation after the 2007-2008 financial ...

Vought has already played an influential role in Trump’s effort to remake the federal government as one of the architects of ...

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I mean, Russ Vought isn't even in OMB yet, officially. And before he got there, he was very clear that they have 350 documents already prepared to roll out that include all these sorts of plans.

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry ...