President Donald Trump's newly installed chief of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told all of the agency's staff on Monday to stay away from the office and do no work, according to an email reviewed by Reuters.

President Trump's Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is the first woman to ever hold the crucial White House post. Wiles was Trump’s co-campaign manager during his 2024 bid to regain the presidency. Before she joined Trump’s team,

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump's newly installed chief of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday directed all of the agency's workers to desist from performing any work, according to an email seen by Reuters.

President Donald Trump's newly installed chief of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told all of the agency's staff on Monday to stay away from the office and do no work, according to an email reviewed by Reuters.

President Trump’s newly installed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief Russell Vought is closing the bureau’s headquarters and has ordered staff to halt all of their supervisory efforts, ramping up the administration’s attempt to revoke the financial regulator’s authority.

President Trump’s newly appointed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief has ordered the closure of the agency’s headquarters and directed staff to halt all supervisory activities. Chief Russell Vought instructed CFPB employees to cease all supervision and examination activity.

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Washington headquarters will be closed for the coming week, according to a Sunday internal email seen by Reuters, the latest escalation in the Trump administration's efforts to neutralize the government watchdog created after the 2008 financial crash.