Bessent, as acting consumer bureau chief, pauses all rules and lawsuits
CFPB staff was told to refrain from issuing public communications, halt activities including rules and settlements and ...
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Treasury's Bessent tells CFPB staff to stop everything
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who was named to be acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has told ...
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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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Turbulence at CFPB: Bessent Freezes Activities
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau faces uncertainty as acting director, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, halts activities under directives from President Trump. The move follows the ...
Data brokers can keep selling your social security number, says new CFPB chief
Treasure Secretary Scott Bessent has been named the Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the ...
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Chopra leaves CFPB in widely expected move
President Donald Trump designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the bureau’s acting chief, according to a statement ...
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Breaking Down a New Day at the CFPB
After weeks of emptying the shelves at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) with dozens of enforcement actions, new rules, ...
US Treasury Chief Takes Over Consumer Watchdog, Freezes All Activity
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday tapped newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director of the ...