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CFPB halts work

Hosted on MSN · 18h

CFPB halts work after Trump appoints Bessent as acting head

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a consumer watchdog agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Elon Musk wants to “delete” it.

Boise State Public Radio · 23h

Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to halt work

The staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was instructed by email to cease much of its work. Bessent, a wealthy Wall Street investor, replaces Rohit Chopra, who was fired on Saturday.

American Banker · 1d

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, enforcement actions and hiring.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Scott Bessent

Wall Street Journal · 9h

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 its acting director by President Trump

U.S. News & World Report · 20h

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 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency announced. Bessent then halted virtually all CFPB activities,

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Bessent tapped to be acting consumer bureau chief

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

Crowdfund Insider1h

Congressman Slams Rohit Chopra, Welcomes His Exit from CFPB as Bessent Takes Over

Rohit Chopra was booted from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and replaced by acting CFPB Director, Secretary ...

The National Law Review22h

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 ...

2hon MSN

Tech’s Trump Backers—Zuckerberg, Musk—Hate CFPB. It’s Now Been Paused.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to halt work Monday, following months of ...

20hon MSN

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 ...

Banker & Tradesman2h

What Does Halt to CFPB Work Mean for Mass. Banks?

The future of the nation's top consumer financial regulator is in doubt, and that's opening questions about the impact on ...

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 ...

14hon MSN

Trump’s Billionaire Buddy Halts Work at Federal Consumer Protection Agency

President Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been tapped to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...

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