The CFPB is funded independently through the Federal Reserve, but the CFPB director has the power to determine how much money the agency needs. That means a CFPB director could zero out the

Republicans have long criticized the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Musk’s allies have entered the building and are embedded in the agency.

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency group has made swift work of the billionaire's goal to curtail the government. Here are some of the direct actions.

Officials from the U.S. DOGE Service worked on site at the CFPB on Friday, raising concerns about the future of the watchdog agency.

Members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) moved into the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday, according to two people familiar with the move, as the Tesla CEO's team extended its influence across the U.

Musk called for elimination of the CFPB, which polices and regulates consumer financial products, in a post on his social media platform X