Russ Vought, tapped as CFPB's acting director, directs bureau to issue no new rules, stop new investigations
Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has directed staff to not issue any new rules and to stop any new investigations.
Trump picks Russ Vought as acting CFPB director, WSJ reports
Newly-confirmed Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, a key architect of Project 2025, has been charged with overseeing an agency Republicans have vowed to eliminate, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Budget Director Russ Vought suspends operations at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
White House Budget Director Russ Vought is suspending operations at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an independent agency that has been criticized by conservatives as being unaccountable.
OMB Director Russ Vought Orders Pause in CFPB’s Activities
Russell Vought, CFPB's new acting head, issues directives to halt parts of bureau activity
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought issued a series of directives to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees Saturday night in his new capacity as the bureau's acting head,
Trump Vs. CFPB: Russ Vought Orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To Stop Work
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Russell Vought told agency employees on Monday not to come into work or perform any work tasks—a dismal sign for the bureau that has been targeted by President Donald Trump and tech billionaires including Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk.
CFPB’s 1,700 employees told to ‘not perform any work’ – as Obama-era agency become latest Trump target
WASHINGTON — The nearly 1,700 employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) were told Monday not to come to ...
‘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 ...
Federal employees union files lawsuits over CFPB shutdown and DOGE access
A union representing employees across dozens of federal agencies filed two lawsuits on Sunday against the acting director of ...
Warren: Reported effort to shutter CFPB ‘another scam’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday slammed the Trump administration’s reported efforts to shutter the Consumer ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: After Musk X post, director brings CFPB to standstill
President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, key banking regulator, is latest federal agency ordered to stop work
Russ Vought, President Donald Trump’s budget chief, told bureau employees in an email Monday they should “not perform any ...
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CFPB’s future hangs in the balance after a wild weekend
Headquarters-based staff will work remotely this week after a new acting chief halted agency supervision and enforcement and ...
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What about CFPB examinations and other supervisory activities
As we previously blogged about, Acting Director Scott Bessent circulated a message throughout the CFPB on February 3 directing “…all ...
Trump administration orders 1,700 CFPB workers to stay home
Workers at the federal government's consumer finance watchdog in Washington were told  to stay home Monday after the acting ...