What CFPB Halt Means for Medical Debt Forgiveness for Millions of Americans
The halt means the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will cease crafting regulations or enforcing any rules or ...
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Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to halt work
Staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed by email to cease much of their work. Bessent, a wealthy ...
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CFPB’s Rohit Chopra fired, bureau activity paused
The Trump administration fired CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Feb. 1, prompting questions regarding pending cases and the ...
Trump appoints the 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 ...
US consumer bureau won't defend Biden-era rules in court after chief was fired
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is refusing to defend Biden administration-era rules in court after its ...
Trump taps Bessent to lead consumer bureau as GOP plots big changes
President Trump has tapped Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...
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 ...
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 ...