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Breaking: Treasury Secretary Bessent Heads Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Immediately Orders Freeze of CFPB Activities
On Saturday, February 1, 2025, it was announced that President Donald Trump had removed Rohit Chopra as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In a statement from the CFPB on ...
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 ...
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 ...
Changes underway after Donald Trump fires head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is halting its operations amid Scott Bessent's takeover, according to reports.
Trump administration pauses work of consumer watchdog and names Scott Bessent as acting head
Trump administration pauses work of consumer watchdog and names Scott Bessent as acting head - Consumer Financial Protection ...
Trump Names Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, to Lead the Consumer Bureau
The secretary replaces Rohit Chopra, who had aggressively sought to expand the bureau’s authority over banks and other ...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shakeup: Chopra out, Bessent in charge
"We’re hopeful that Secretary Bessent will take into account the real-world ramifications regulations have on America’s ...