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Trump appoints treasury secretary, a former hedge fund executive, as acting head of consumer protection agency
In what appears to be yet another move to consolidate parts of the federal government, President Donald Trump has appointed ...
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Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the agency announced on Monday. "I look forward to working with the CFPB to ...
DOGE deputy to oversee powerful Treasury system as Musk demands cuts
Tom Krause, a Silicon Valley executive with ties to DOGE, will become the fiscal assistant secretary of the Treasury ...
Democratic AGs from 19 states sue Trump admin over DOGE access to sensitive, personal data at Treasury
A federal lawsuit filed by 19 Democratic state attorneys general claims Elon Musk's DOGE violated the law by accessing ...
Treasury Installs Musk Ally to Oversee Its Payment System
Tom Krause, a software executive, is the Treasury Department’s fiscal assistant secretary with access to a system that ...
DOGE official at Treasury resigns after racist posts
The agreement maintained access for two DOGE officials, Tom Krause and Marko Elez, but Elez later resigned after The Wall ...
Here is Bessent's best play to coax 10-year Treasury yields lower, BCA says
It's the budget. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said earlier this week that the Trump administration wants to focus on ...