President Trump has tapped Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). “I look forward to working with the CFPB to advance President ...

With Rohit Chopra gone, Republicans have the mechanisms to overturn some of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's most ...

The bureau's now-former director, widely expected to be fired — arguably earlier — by the Trump administration “has concluded ...

The president has named Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on an acting basis after firing CFPB Director Rohit Chopra over the weekend.

Rohit Chopra had led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2021. Consumer groups praised his leadership, while Republicans have frequently attacked the agency.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was told to cease operations on Monday shortly after President Donald Trump appointed Treasury Director Scott Bessent to serve as the watchdog agency’s acting ...

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is refusing to defend Biden administration-era rules in court after its ...

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

Rohit Chopra departs CFPB after pushing regulations that limited overdraft fees and banned medical debt from credit reports.

The consumer watchdog agency was formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Elon Musk wants to “delete” it.

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Consumer champion Which ... US President Donald Trump's return to the White House has injected a level of uncertainty into financial markets. Fears about international tariffs have enhanced ...