What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and why is it a Trump target?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established to root out corporate wrongdoing after the 2008 crash. The Trump administration has moved to weaken it.
Trump Vs. CFPB: Russ Vought Orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To Stop Work
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Russell Vought told agency employees on Monday not to come into work or perform any work tasks—a dismal sign for the bureau that has been targeted by President Donald Trump and tech billionaires including Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk.
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 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.
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.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Brink of Being Shuttered After Saving Consumers $21 Billion
The Trump administration has effectively shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The bureau’s acting director, Russell Vought, who was the architect of Project 2025, has closed the bureau’s office for the next week and has ordered staff to halt nearly all 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.
Trump's acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief shutters headquarters, halts supervision
WASHINGTON: The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Washington headquarters will be closed for the coming week, according to a Sunday (Feb 9) internal email seen by Reuters, the latest escalation in the Trump administration's efforts to neutralise the government watchdog created after the 2008 financial crash.
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 orders consumer protection agency to stop work, closes building
The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down the agency that was created to protect consumers after the 2008 fin
‘This is code red!’: Senate Democrat issues grave warning on Musk’s latest target
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is issuing a “code red” alert about tech billionaire Elon Musk’s reported move to ...
Secrecy preceded the shutdown of the consumer protection agency’s Washington headquarters
President Donald Trump’s budget chief has sent an email to consumer protection agency employees telling them to stop working.
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 ...
Trump on Musk and DOGE taking on government agencies: 'He's so into it'
President Donald Trump addressed Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's effort to reign in government ...