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.

Trump fired the CFPB’s Biden-era leader earlier this week, putting in place Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who froze the agency’s work.

Russell Vought, who was confirmed by the Senate as the head of the Office of Management and Budget on Thursday, took over control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday night, the Wall Street Journal reported,