US consumer bureau won't defend Biden-era rules in court after chief was fired
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is refusing to defend Biden administration-era rules in court after its ...
Trump’s Billionaire Buddy Halts Work at Federal Consumer Protection Agency
President Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been tapped to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...
Bessent, as acting consumer bureau chief, pauses all rules and lawsuits
CFPB staff was told to refrain from issuing public communications, halt activities including rules and settlements and ...
Bessent orders halt to consumer bureau activity
Republicans have long criticized the bureau, which they see as an unaccountable regulator with too broad a reach.
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CFPB halts all work after director replaced with Trump administration official
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved to temporarily halt the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's work investigating ...