Bessent Takes Helm of Consumer Finance Watchdog, Orders Halt to Work
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is ordering a freeze to work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, after being named ...
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Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E targets IRS and CFPB next amid lawsuits and staff doxxing
Elon Musk is going for the kill again. His Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E) just set its sights on the IRS and ...
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Chopra Out. Bessent In (for Now). What’s Next at the CFPB?
As expected, the Trump administration formally terminated CFPB director Rohit Chopra over the weekend. And also as expected, President Trump used ...
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Rohit Chopra Out, Scott Bessent In (Temporarily) at the CFPB
In a familiar move, President Donald Trump has designated the current head of another executive agency, this time newly sworn ...
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Chopra’s parting shot: A CFPB blueprint for state-level enforcement with teeth
In one of the final reports by the CFPB issued under Rohit Chopra’s regime, the bureau outlines how state-level regulators can better protect consumers.
Tech’s Trump Backers—Zuckerberg, Musk—Hate CFPB. It’s Now Been Paused.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to halt work Monday, following months of ...
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What Does Halt to CFPB Work Mean for Mass. Banks?
The future of the nation's top consumer financial regulator is in doubt, and that's opening questions about the impact on ...
Bessent Empowered to Freeze CFPB Under Agency's Founding Law
Democrats and consumer advocates slammed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over his plans to freeze the Consumer Financial ...