The technology team at financial regulator CFPB has been gutted
Around 20 technologists at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were fired on Thursday evening, gutting a team that ...
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Up to 100 more workers are fired at CFPB as staff fear mass layoffs are looming
About 70-100 employees were terminated at the CFPB, following dozens of recent workers who were fired earlier this week.
Vought Agrees to Delay CFPB Funding Slash as Layoffs Continue
Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Russell Vought agreed to hold off on zeroing out the agency’s budget for ...
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Congressional letter expresses concern over DOGE, Musk influence, and CFPB work stoppage
On February 11, 189 congressional Democrats sent a letter to Acting Director Russell Vought of the CFPB and Treasury Secretary Scott ...
With mass layoffs expected, judge to weigh blocking the dismantling of consumer watchdog CFPB
Union members have asked a judge to block the dismantling of the CFPB consumer protection agency, alleging most of its 1,700 ...
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Neutering the CFPB: A Banker Speaks Out
Randell Leach is the CEO of Beneficial State Bank, a regional community bank based in Oakland, CA. He and I conducted via email the interview below about ...
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12 years of CFPB data at risk of disappearing, former top official warns
The former chief technologist at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warns that twelve years of critical records could ...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Halts All New Work
In practice, the CFPB focuses on making rules that improve transparency, enforcing consumer laws and acting on consumer complaints. Cash App refunds: The CFPB ordered Block, which owns Cash App ...
A Consumer Financial Watchdog’s Fate Is Unclear. Here’s What’s at Stake.
Many consumer protections are in limbo, including an $8 cap on credit-card late fees and a proposed rule on selling customer ...