The acting director issues new orders to staff and says he won’t ask for funding.

Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, an advisory body led by Elon Musk, has zeroed in on some agencies as part of its ...

Vought was an architect of Project 2025. He takes over at the consumer finance watchdog as he orders a pause in most of the agency's activities, and promises to cut spending.

In a desperately needed move this week, President Donald Trump fired Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB), and installed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as ...

President Donald Trump designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the bureau’s acting chief, according to a statement ...

The missive appeared to herald a stark shift for the CFPB, a powerful agency formed in ... actions and stand ready to support his efforts to chart a better course for the Bureau,” Rob Nichols ...

Now he will lead the CFPB, the federal consumer watchdog, at least for a time. "I look forward to working with the CFPB to advance President Trump's agenda to lower costs for the American people ...

said in a Saturday statement. “Rest assured, my fellow Committee Democrats and I will continue to fight, as we have for more than 14 years, to defend the CFPB from Republican attacks and ensure ...

The Trump administration has named Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to be acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after firing CFPB Director Rohit Chopra over the weekend. Trump ...

“This letter confirms that my term as CFPB Director has concluded," Chopra wrote in a letter addressed to President Donald Trump. "I know the CFPB is ready to work with you and the next confirmed ...