Trump Vs. CFPB: Russ Vought Orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To Stop Work
Feb. 9 The National Treasury Employees Union, which represents CFPB employees, sued Vought, asking a judge to stop him from halting the bureau’s work and alleging he granted staffers from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency access to CFPB’s internal communications systems, NBC reported.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s financial firm oversight still blocked, email says
In an email, a top official in the CFPB's division of supervision said senior officials had confirmed that supervisory work is not to resume.
Judge wants to hear from top Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official about the agency's dismantling
A federal judge wants to hear directly from one of the top officials at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau to learn if the Trump administration is gutting the agency.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won't be deleted, Trump administration says
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a longtime target of the Republican Party that has undergone a significant shakeup in recent weeks, will continue operating, the Trump administration says. After Trump replaced its director with Russell Vought — director of the White House budget office and an author of Project 2025 — work at the CFPB was frozen.
DOGE cancels 136 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau contracts in DC, Maryland, Virginia
The "Wall of Receipts" lists 216 canceled Consumer Financial Protection Bureau contracts, and most are with businesses in the DMV area.
Consumer protection workers endure chaos and confusion amid efforts to dismantle their agency
Chaos within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has come to light in a recent court filing showing emails and documents ...
New CFPB chief closes headquarters, tells all staff they must not do 'any work tasks'
The edict comes as Russell Vought takes over at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Vought has ordered work to halt at ...
Judge Extends Order Barring Vought from Depleting CFPB Funds
A federal judge extended a temporary restraining order blocking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from sending money ...
Trump administration, Musk's DOGE plan to fire nearly all CFPB staff and wind down agency, employees say
Employees testified that CFPB leaders and Elon Musk’s DOGE want to wind down the agency to five employees, the minimum ...
Democratic senator presses Trump CFPB nominee: ‘Who’s really going to be in charge?’
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) pressed President Trump’s nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over who ...
CFPB, Baltimore Probed Over Vought's Threatened Funding Freeze
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the city of Baltimore butted heads and faced skeptical questions from a federal ...
Consumer bureau drops lawsuit against Capital One
Days before President Trump was inaugurated, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Capital One, accusing it of using ...