CFPB halts work after Trump appoints Bessent as acting head
President Donald Trump on Monday appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting director of the Consumer Financial ...
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Breaking Down a New Day at the CFPB
After weeks of emptying the shelves at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) with dozens of enforcement actions, new rules, ...
US consumer bureau won't defend Biden-era rules in court after chief was fired
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is refusing to defend Biden administration-era rules in court after its ...
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Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to halt work
Staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed by email to cease much of their work. Bessent, a wealthy ...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Named CFPB Acting Director
President Donald Trump designated Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial ...
Elizabeth Warren says Trump will have a ‘fight’ if he destroys the CFPB
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren says the Trump administration will “have a fight on their hands” if it dismantles her ...
Ted Cruz Leads Republican Charge to Defund Consumer-Protection Agency
The CFPB—tasked to protect consumers from unfair banking practices—was created by Democrats in the wake of the 2008 financial ...
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CFPB Proposes a New Rule Prohibiting Certain Contractual Terms for Consumer Financial Products
On January 13, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a new proposed rule attempting to ban certain contractual provisions in ...