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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 participation in litigation proceedings.

The New York Times · 5h

Trump Names Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, to Lead the Consumer Bureau

The secretary replaces Rohit Chopra, who had aggressively sought to expand the bureau’s authority over banks and other financial firms.

Politico · 5h

Bessent orders halt to consumer bureau activity

Republicans have long criticized the bureau, which they see as an unaccountable regulator with too broad a reach.

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Treasury, Bessent Sued Over Giving Access to Musk’s ‘DOGE’

The Treasury Department was accused of breaking federal law by giving Elon Musk’s team of government efficiency enforcers access to a trove of personal and financial information — setting up a legal showdown over the Trump administration’s signature effort to shrink the government.

The New York Times · 16h

Warren Questions Bessent Over Musk Access to Treasury Payment System

In a letter to the Treasury secretary, the Democratic senator warned against meddling with a system that processes trillions of dollars of transactions.

BBC · 1d

Musk team given access to sensitive federal payment system - reports

The Trump administration grants Musk's team access to system that controls the flow of trillions of dollars in funds, US media report.

Bessent Takes Helm of Consumer Finance Watchdog, Orders Halt to Work

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is ordering a freeze to work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, after being named ...

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Warren blasts Treasury Secretary Bessent on Elon Musk weekend data grab

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren demanded answers following reports that billionaire Elon Musk took access to the nation's finance ...

American Banker4h

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 the agency's staff to put a halt to all rules and enforcement actions.

LGBTQ Nation on MSN10h

Gay Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may have helped create a constitutional crisis

Bessent gave transphobic billionaire Elon Musk access to one of the most sensitive - and important - computer systems in the ...

The National Law Review6h

Rohit Chopra Out, Scott Bessent In (Temporarily) at the CFPB

In a familiar move, President Donald Trump has designated the current head of another executive agency, this time newly sworn ...

Scripps News on MSN2h

CFPB halts all work after director replaced with Trump administration official

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved to temporarily halt the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's work investigating ...

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