Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Trump

Trump Is Right: Rogue Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Must Go
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hurts consumers by overregulating lenders. The Trump administration should shut it down.
Trump has subdued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. So what does this agency do?
President Trump and other critics of the agency say it needs to be shut down. Supporters of the agency point to its record of protecting consumers.
What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and why is it a Trump target?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established to root out corporate wrongdoing after the 2008 crash. The Trump administration has moved to weaken it.
How America's chief consumer-protection agency came into the Trump administration's crosshairs
While business groups have long lamented actions taken by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Trump and his allies want to dismantle the agency wholesale.
Is Trump hurting or helping Americans by freezing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
The Trump administration's got its eyes on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. What's at stake for Americans? Experts weigh in.
Trump Official Orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Stop Work
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down an agency that was created to protect consumers after the 2008 financial crisis and subprime mortgage-lending scandal.
Judge temporarily blocks mass terminations at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A judge said in a ruling Friday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could not terminate employees without cause, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the agency.
What does having the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on hold mean for consumers?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest U.S. government agency to have its work halted by the Trump administration
Trump administration targets Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in latest move
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Inside Trump and Musk’s War on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The new boss at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had a jarring message for staffers Monday morning, in an internal memo leaked to Rolling Stone: “Stand down from performing any work task.” The message came from Russell Vought — a Project 2025 architect who was confirmed by the Senate last week to lead the Office of Management and Budget in the Trump White House.
Judge blocks mass firings at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from firing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) employees without cause, halting efforts to dismantle the agency. The ruling also prevents the deletion of CFPB data and restrictions on its funding.
From credit cards to medical debt: What may happen to some key consumer protection rules under Trump
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the so-called cop on the beat protecting Americans from financial abuse, is now ...
Judge temporarily halts mass firings at CFPB, preserves agency data
A federal judge Friday temporarily stopped the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from continuing mass firings of employees, throwing up an initial roadblock to President Donald Trump’s fast-moving ...