Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to shutter for a week
The closure of the CFPB, established after the 2008 financial crisis, follows a visit Friday by members of Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service team.
Trump Official Orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Stop Work
WASHINGTON — 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 consumers after the 2008 financial crisis and subprime mortgage-lending scandal.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is Musk's next target
Members of Elon Musk’s team have reportedly descended upon the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the latest target of Musk and President Donald Trump.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered to stop work: What to know about the agency
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget and the acting director of CFPB, ordered the federal watchdog to stop work.
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 agency.
Russ Vought orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop work
The development came after Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, gained access to the CFPB and began a thorough review.
Trump administration halts work at fraud-fighting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The CFPB is an independent government agency tasked with protecting consumers and enforcing rules for banks, credit unions and other lenders.
Russell Vought Orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Stop Work
The Trump administration’s multi-pronged attack on the CFPB continues.
Musk's team lands at consumer bureau
Three Musk allies, some of whom are tied to his Department of Government Efficiency, have embedded with the consumer bureau, according to the CFPB’s employees union.
'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, ...
Trump's acting CFPB chief shutters headquarters, halts supervision
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Washington headquarters will be closed for the coming week, according to a ...
CFPB’s Funding Gets Cut Off After Russell Vought Takes Over Consumer Protection Agency
Vought said Saturday he notified the Federal Reserve the CFPB will not receive its next draw of federal funding—claiming it’s ...
Trump defends Musk and says Doge will look at military spending
Trump said Musk's unofficial Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) would soon examine spending in the military and the ...
Musk Team Moves Into US Consumer Finance Watchdog as Trump Defends Billionaire
Republican President Donald Trump has tasked Musk, the world's richest person, to oversee a drastic downsizing and reshaping ...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE to shut down CFPB after success with USAID termination
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, has made the move on its next target: the Consumer Financial ...
Musk’s DOGE Blocked From Treasury Data in State AGs Lawsuit
A federal judge temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing some Treasury Department ...
Elon Musk dodges DOGE scrutiny while expanding his power in Washington
Musk describes himself as “White House tech support,” and he has embedded himself in an unorthodox administration where there ...