DOGE targets Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Is Being Told to Stop Its Work. 5 Ways That Could Impact Consumers Like You.
In its 14 years, the CFPB has created rules limiting credit card late fees and overdraft penalties, protected consumers from unfair lending practices, and much more. Here’s what might happen
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shake-up leaves medical debt reform in limbo
The fate of a Biden-era rule that would keep medical debt from consumers’ credit reports is up in the air amid reported stoppages within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the new | A rule barring medical debt from credit reports was set to go into effect in March,
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.
DOGE rooted into Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as new acting head named
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is an outlet for Americans dealing with issues such as questionable student loan servicing practices or excessive bank overdraft fees.
DOGE Is Now Inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
DOGE staffers will get read-only access to CFPB data, systems, and equipment, according to an internal email reviewed by WIRED.
DOGE targets Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as Musk tweets ‘RIP’
Officials from the U.S. DOGE Service worked on site at the CFPB on Friday, raising concerns about the future of the watchdog agency.

Russell Vought Takes Over at CFPB

'CFPB RIP': Musk and Trump's plans to shrink an agency that cracks down on medical debt and overdraft fees are underway
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a halt on most of the CFPB's work. It could impact rules on overdraft fees, ...
Democrats call stop work order at CFPB ‘illegal’
Democrats are calling on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cancel his stop work order for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) after employees with Elon Musk’s Department of ...
Musk’s crew descends on CFPB with plan to shut it down
The CFPB is funded independently through the Federal Reserve, but the CFPB director has the power to determine how much money ...
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‘CFPB RIP’ – Musk takes aim at Pocahontas’ papoose
DOGE chief Elon Musk has put the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on notice that it could soon be eliminated.
Russell Vought took over as acting director of consumer protection office, WSJ reports
Russell Vought, who was confirmed by the Senate as the head of the Office of Management and Budget on Thursday, took over ...
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New Administration Outlook: What Does the CFPB "Freeze" Mean for Regulations and Pending Litigation?
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is currently serving as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), emailed staff ...
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Elizabeth Warren urges White House to ‘unfreeze’ CFPB
Sen. Warren is urging the acting CFPB director to "unfreeze" the agency, appealing to potentially common ground with ...
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 ...