CFPB halts work after Trump appoints Bessent as acting head
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a consumer watchdog agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Elon ...
Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Donald Trump has tasked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with serving as the acting director of the Consumer ...
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Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, 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 wealthy ...
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New CFPB director Bessent orders agency to stop working
In his first official action as acting director of the CFPB, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ordered staffers to stop ...
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Acting CFPB Director Bessent tells CFPB staff to stop virtually all work
Contending that he wants to ensure that the CFPB is in line with Trump Administration policies, acting bureau Director Scott Bessent has ...
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Trump names Treasury Secretary Bessent to run consumer watchdog CFPB
President Trump today named Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and he ...
CFPB Takes Down Black History Month Posters After Trump Takeover
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has removed Black History Month signs and taken other steps to conform with ...
Elizabeth Warren Urges Trump to Support CFPB Efforts to Fight Debanking
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren urged President Donald Trump to work with regulators to stop what she called unjustified ...