Warren finds common ground with Trump over debanking concerns
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) seems to have found common ground with President Trump and Republican lawmakers over ...
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Breaking: Treasury Secretary Bessent Heads Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Immediately Orders Freeze of CFPB Activities
On Saturday, February 1, 2025, it was announced that President Donald Trump had removed Rohit Chopra as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In a statement from the CFPB on ...
Consumer watchdog pauses actions
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has paused much of its enforcement, litigation and communications activities, ...
There Is No Time Like The Present For Sound Financial Policy
It would be a great victory if the administration shrinks the government's role, but it won’t be easy. Trump should get the government out of financial markets too.
Trump appoints treasury secretary, a former hedge fund executive, as acting head of consumer protection agency
In what appears to be yet another move to consolidate parts of the federal government, President Donald Trump has appointed ...
Changes underway after Donald Trump fires head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is halting its operations amid Scott Bessent's takeover, according to reports.
Trump's consumer watchdog freezes CFPB activity on first day of job
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who took over on Monday as President Donald Trump's new acting consumer finance ...
Trump administration pauses work of consumer watchdog and names Scott Bessent as acting head
In an email sent from acting director Scott Bessent, employees were told to pause all work related to issuing 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 ...
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The Biden CFPB’s Final Salvo: A Call for State Action
In its final days under the Biden administration, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau called on states to step it up – following soon after ...
Consumer protections halted as Treasury Secretary takes over acting bureau role
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now the acting head of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, signaling a potential ...
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Trump Fires Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Head Who Drew Wall Street’s Ire
Rohit Chopra returned over $6 billion into the pockets of everyday people during his tenure as head of the CFPB.