Russell Vought takes helm at CFPB

Russell Vought, CFPB's new acting head, issues directives to halt portions of bureau activity
Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, an advisory body led by Elon Musk, has zeroed in on some agencies as part of its efforts to slash the size of government. The CFPB was the latest to come into Musk’s crosshairs following DOGE’s efforts to fire staff and stop work at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
OMB head Russell Vought takes over as CFPB as acting head, DOGE team deletes X account
Russell Vought took over as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday night and officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency deleted the banking watchdog’s X account,
Russell Vought takes the helm at CFPB, orders pause in agency activities
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.
Russ Vought, tapped as CFPB's acting director, directs bureau to issue no new rules, stop new investigations
Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has directed staff to not issue any new rules and to stop any new investigations.
Russell Vought takes over as CFPB's acting head
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought has taken on the role of acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to an OMB spokesperson and a source familiar with the situation.
'CFPB RIP!' Russell Vought Halts Key Bureau Activities
In an email sent to CFPB employees, Vought confirmed that he had assumed the role of acting head of the bureau. He also announced a series of twelve directives that would take effect right away, signaling a shift in the bureau's operations,

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'CFPB RIP': Musk and Trump's plans to shrink an agency that cracks down on medical debt and overdraft fees are underway
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a halt on most of the CFPB's work. It could impact rules on overdraft fees, ...
CFPB’s X Account Goes Dark As Russell Vought Takes Over, Elon Musk Posts ‘CFPB RIP’
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s X account appears to have gone offline after new acting director Russell Vought ...
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Workers at the U.S. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau protested against actions by Elon Musk, expressing concerns over ...
DOGE targets Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as Musk tweets ‘RIP’
Officials from the U.S. DOGE Service worked on site at the CFPB on Friday, raising concerns about the future of the watchdog ...
Democrats call stop work order at CFPB ‘illegal’
Democrats are calling on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cancel his stop work order for the Consumer Financial Protection ...
Vought Moves to Defang CFPB, Telling Staff to Halt All Supervision
President Trump’s newly installed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief Russell Vought ordered staff to halt all of ...