Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a halt on most of the CFPB's work. It could impact rules on overdraft fees, ...

Trump on Monday had named Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acting CFPB Director after firing the previous director Rohit ...

Vought was an architect of Project 2025. He takes over at the consumer finance watchdog as Elon Musk's representatives gained ...

Democrats are calling on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cancel his stop work order for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) after employees with Elon Musk’s Department of ...

On January 31, 2025, the CFPB announced President Donald Trump had appointed Scott Bessent as Acting Director of the CFPB. In ...

Time will tell what Trump has in store for the CFPB. For now, consumers can still access the bureau’s many educational ...

The CFPB is funded independently through the Federal Reserve, but the CFPB director has the power to determine how much money ...

Newly-confirmed Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, a key architect of Project 2025, has been charged ...

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, has made the move on its next target: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). On ...

Agency’s union raises alarm over DOGE access to sensitive data of banks and individuals.

Republicans have long criticized the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Musk’s allies have entered the building and are ...

Russell Vought, newly confirmed as the Office of Management and Budget director, is now serving as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s acting head.