New York Post8d
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 ...
HousingWire4d
CFPB supervision of IMBs requires serious reform, CHLA says
The trade group sent a letter to CFPB acting director Russell Vought with four recommendations to streamline oversight of IMBs If there are winds of change at the Consumer Financial Protection ...
Politico4d
Judge temporarily halts mass firings at CFPB, preserves agency data
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson blocked the CFPB from terminating additional employees after the Trump administration this week fired dozens of agency workers, including an entire team of ...
U.S. News & World Report6d
Should You Be Worried About the CFPB Halt? Here's What It Means for Banking
Major CFPB cases are in limbo, including lawsuits against Capital One and Walmart. With fewer regulatory constraints, banks and lenders may adjust their fee structures and lending policies ...
The Hill4d
Judge blocks Trump admin from firing CFPB employees
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from firing employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) amid a larger push to effectively dismantle the agency.
The Washington Post3d
Layoffs halted at CFPB for now as judge considers union’s lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Friday issued an order reflecting the agreement to not terminate the agency’s employees, delete CFPB data or transfer money out of its reserves for now.
ABC News5d
New CFPB leadership agrees to hold off on mass firings while lawsuit proceeds
The consumer watchdog agency began layoffs on Thursday. Government lawyers representing the acting director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau reached an agreement during a court conference ...
RealClearPolitics5d
DOGE Is Right To Defang the CFPB
Consumers will be better off without the CFPB breathing down the neck of American companies. Since the inauguration of President Trump, the CFPB’s temporary leadership put an immediate halt on ...
CNET6d
Gutting the CFPB Could Leave You More Vulnerable to Financial Fraud. Here's Why
"With the new administration halting work at the CFPB, American citizens are at greater risk of financial fraud and discrimination," said Leslie H. Tayne, Esq., Finance and Debt Expert and ...
Politico9d
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 ...
Inc6d
Here’s What CFPB Hold Means for Consumers
The entrance to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters. Photo: Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Congress established to monitor credit card ...
Business Insider8d
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 ...