But the agency has since been targeted by trade groups who unsuccessfully argued that the CFPB's funding violated the U.S.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a consumer watchdog agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Elon ...

Newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now also the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

In a desperately needed move this week, President Donald Trump fired Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial ...

In his first official action as acting director of the CFPB, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ordered staffers to stop ...

President Donald Trump designated Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial ...

Scott Bessent, the recently confirmed US Treasury Secretary, has been appointed as the acting chair of the Consumer Financial ...

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent is picking up another leadership role as President Donald Trump named Bessent Acting ...

Rohit Chopra was booted from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and replaced by acting CFPB Director, Secretary ...

In a familiar move, President Donald Trump has designated the current head of another executive agency, this time newly sworn ...

Staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed by email to cease much of their work. Bessent, a wealthy ...

The Trump administration said Scott Bessent, the recently appointed Treasury secretary, will also serve as acting director for the CFPB.