Dismantling the CFPB would turn the consumer finance world into the 'wild, wild west,' its former director says
Richard Cordray, the first director of the CFPB, told BI that Elon Musk's call to dismantle the agency is a 'direct conflict ...
‘CFPB RIP’: Elon Musk is already descending on his next target
Three Musk allies, some of whom are tied to his Department of Government Efficiency, have embedded with the consumer bureau, ...
DOGE probes CFPB as Musk paints a grim picture for the agency
Three Musk allies, among them DOGE personnel, have set up an office at the CFPB's headquarters to ensure it is complying with ...
'CFPB RIP': Musk and Trump's plans to shrink an agency that cracks down on medical debt and overdraft fees are underway
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a halt on most of the CFPB's work. It could impact rules on overdraft fees, ...
DOGE-Backed Halt at CFPB Comes Amid Musk’s Plans for ‘X’ Digital Wallet
Government-efficiency team’s initial ‘read-only’ access expanded quickly to encompass closely guarded data, internal emails ...
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New CFPB chief closes headquarters, tells all staff they must not do 'any work tasks'
The edict comes as Russell Vought takes over at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Vought has ordered work to halt at ...
‘This is code red,’ Warren says of Musk targeting CFPB
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it's returned more than $20 billion to consumers. The world's richest man has ...
Warren on efforts to shutter CFPB: ‘No one can fire the financial cops’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday accused the Trump administration of trying to shut down the Consumer Financial ...
Elon’s DOGE Attack on Financial Watchdog Coincides With X Pursuit of Digital Wallet
X announced that it had entered into an arrangement with Visa to create a peer-to-peer digital payments system. “Another ...