Secrecy preceded the shutdown of the consumer protection agency's Washington headquarters
Over the weekend, some staff members at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau saw a sign of trouble to come. Windows in ...
36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations
The agency had been one of Wall Street’s most feared regulators, with the power to issue rules on mortgages, credit cards, ...
Consumer watchdog ordered to stop fighting financial abuse and to work from home as HQ temporarily shuts down
Russell Vought, the newly installed acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, sent an email Saturday night ordering all employees at the consumer watchdog to stop virtually all work ...
Mass. Sen. Warren hits Trump decision to stop work at consumer watchdog bureau she proposed
The move on the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gives "banks and giant corporations the green light to scam ...
Trump’s New Budget Chief Orders Federal Financial Watchdog To Halt Operations
The Project 2025 architect has effectively frozen the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, now allowing big banks and giant ...
Vought Moves to Defang CFPB, Telling Staff to Halt All Supervision
The acting director issues new orders to staff and says he won’t ask for funding.