Richard Cordray, the first director of the CFPB, told BI that Elon Musk's call to dismantle the agency is a 'direct conflict of interest.' ...

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

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Russell Vought told agency employees on Monday not to come into work or ...

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

Headquarters-based staff will work remotely this week after a new acting chief halted agency supervision and enforcement and ...

Democrats are calling on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cancel his stop work order for the Consumer Financial Protection ...

Russell Vought, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new acting director, ordered staff to stop all work and closed the ...

Three Musk allies, among them DOGE personnel, have set up an office at the CFPB's headquarters to ensure it is complying with ...

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

The edict comes as Russell Vought takes over at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Vought has ordered work to halt at ...

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