'CFPB RIP': Musk and Trump's plans to shrink an agency that cracks down on medical debt and overdraft fees are underway
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a halt on most of the CFPB's work. It could impact rules on overdraft fees, ...
Musk’s crew descends on CFPB with plan to shut it down
The CFPB is funded independently through the Federal Reserve, but the CFPB director has the power to determine how much money ...
‘CFPB RIP’: Elon Musk is already descending on his next target
Republicans have long criticized the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Musk’s allies have entered the building and are ...
Will Trump Axe the CFPB? What Consumers Should Know
Time will tell what Trump has in store for the CFPB. For now, consumers can still access the bureau’s many educational ...
DOGE targets Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as Musk tweets ‘RIP’
Officials from the U.S. DOGE Service worked on site at the CFPB on Friday, raising concerns about the future of the watchdog ...
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CFPB agrees to temporarily halt medical debt rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, now led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, agreed to temporarily halt enforcement ...
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OMB head Russell Vought takes over as CFPB as acting head, DOGE team deletes X account
Russell Vought took over as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday night and officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency deleted the banking ...
Data brokers can keep selling your social security number, says new CFPB chief
A source inside the CFPB told Bloomberg Law that his order “appeared to shut down the CFPB altogether for the time being.” If ...