CFPB halts work after Trump appoints Bessent as acting head
The consumer watchdog agency was formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Elon Musk wants to “delete” it.
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Enforcement experts fear the wild west of a weaker CFPB
While experts say a pause of CFPB actions is nothing to worry about, they are concerned about a potential lack of federal ...
Bessent Takes Helm of Consumer Finance Watchdog, Orders Halt to Work
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is ordering a freeze to work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, after being named ...
Tech’s Trump Backers—Zuckerberg, Musk—Hate CFPB. It’s Now Been Paused.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to halt work Monday, following months of ...
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Treasury's Bessent tells CFPB staff to stop everything
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who was named to be acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has told ...
Trump's consumer watchdog freezes CFPB activity on first day of job
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who took over on Monday as President Donald Trump's new acting consumer finance ...
Data brokers can keep selling your social security number, says new CFPB chief
Treasure Secretary Scott Bessent has been named the Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the ...
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What Does Halt to CFPB Work Mean for Mass. Banks?
The future of the nation's top consumer financial regulator is in doubt, and that's opening questions about the impact on ...