CFPB's new leadership begins staff purge with dozens of employees terminated
The terminations have sowed more confusion at the bureau, as several of those being laid off had already accepted federal ...
New York Post3d
CFPB’s 1,700 employees told to ‘not perform any work’ as Obama-era agency becomes latest Trump target
WASHINGTON — The nearly 1,700 employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) were told Monday not to come to the office or do any work — as the agency became the latest target of ...
Politico4d
Vought cuts off CFPB funding, saying it’s not necessary to run the agency
Russell Vought, the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is halting the flow of new funding to the agency and shutting down its headquarters, the latest threat to the CFPB’s ...
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The CFPB tells its workers to 'not perform any work tasks' this week while it shuts down its DC headquarters
On Sunday, employees at the CFPB received a two-sentence email from Adam Martinez, the agency's chief operating officer, telling DC employees to work remotely. "The DC Headquarters Building will ...
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New CFPB chief closes headquarters, tells all staff they must not do 'any work tasks'
The new directive from the CFPB's acting director ... enforcement actions and fines in consumer protection cases. The organization is an independent bureau within the Federal Reserve System.
Democrats Protest Dismantling of CFPB as Trump Nominates New Agency Head
More than 170 Senate and House Democrats blast the work stoppage the Trump administration has implemented at the consumer ...
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Trump Vs. CFPB: Russ Vought Orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To Stop Work
Feb. 9The 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 ...
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Vought orders CFPB to stop investigations and suspend new rules from taking effect
Russell Vought, the newly installed director of the Office of Management and Budget, directed the CFPB, in a Saturday night email confirmed by The Associated Press, to stop work on proposed rules ...
Trump unveils nominees for CFPB director, comptroller of the currency
President Trump sent a new list of nominations to the Senate on Tuesday, unveiling his picks to lead several key financial regulatory agencies in his second administration. Jonathan ...
Politico5d
‘CFPB RIP’: Elon Musk is already descending on his next target
Musk’s team on Friday entered the headquarters of the CFPB, an agency that the billionaire Donald Trump adviser has personally targeted, according to three people familiar with their actions.
Inc4d
CFPB Workers Protest New Leadership
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo: Getty Images About 100 workers at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau protested outside the agency’s ...
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The CFPB is Elizabeth Warren’s creation. Now she’s trying to fight off its biggest threat yet.
She publicly championed its merit after the 2007 mortgage meltdown crisis and was instrumental in getting the CFPB into a sweeping 2010 overhaul of financial regulations. Then-President Barack ...