Statement on Designation of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as …
2 days ago · – On January 31, 2025, President Trump designated Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). “I look …
New CFPB head, Scott Bessent, orders staff to halt work : NPR
1 day ago · New CFPB head, Scott Bessent, orders staff to halt work The staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was instructed by email to cease much of its work. Bessent, a …
Bessent Freezes Most CFPB Work Upon Taking Control of Agency …
1 day ago · Bessent’s email called on the CFPB to “suspend the effective dates” for all final rules that haven’t taken effect. Among the rules affected are the agency’s ban on including medical …
Bessent orders halt to consumer bureau activity - POLITICO
1 day ago · Bessent offered few hints of his views of the CFPB in an 81-page response to questions for the record from the Senate Finance Committee ahead of his confirmation as …
CFPB halts work after Trump appoints Bessent as acting head
“I look forward to working with the CFPB to advance President Trump’s agenda to lower costs for the American people and accelerate economic growth,” Bessent said in a statement after …
CFPB operations at a halt after Scott Bessent takeover: reports
1 day ago · Bessent and his aides sent out an email to staffers at the bureau on Monday ordering them to stop conducting probes, implementing rules, providing public communications and …
Bessent Takes Helm of Consumer Finance Watchdog, Orders Halt …
1 day ago · Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is ordering a freeze to work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, after being named its acting director by President Trump CFPB is …
Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to …
2 days ago · Bessent, a wealthy hedge fund manager, was already expected to be a business-friendly choice to lead the Treasury. Now he will lead the CFPB, the federal consumer …
Trump Names Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, to Lead the …
1 day ago · “There are a number of immediate actions Secretary Bessent can take to rescind the partisan policies the former CFPB Director has taken that adversely affect consumers, and we …
Rohit Chopra Out, Scott Bessent In (Temporarily) at the CFPB
1 day ago · Bessent will be the third acting director in the CFPB’s short history, and the second acting CFPB director to simultaneously serve as the head of multiple federal agencies.
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