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

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a halt on most of the CFPB's work. It could impact rules on overdraft fees, ...

In a desperately needed move this week, President Donald Trump fired Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial ...

President Donald Trump appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection ...

On January 31, the CFPB announced Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the Acting Director. As previously covered by InfoBytes, Bessent sent an ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who was named to be acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has told ...

Rather than support financial firms through enforcement resources, the CFPB under Chopra chose to demonize American banks and technology companies as responsible for the mistakes of consumers.

President Donald Trump chose a former FDIC board member to lead the CFPB, an indication that he may not want to dismantle the ...

President Trump today named Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and he ...

On January 31, 2025, the CFPB announced President Donal Trump had appointed Scott Bessent as Acting Director of the CFPB. In a brief ...

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

The Trump administration has named Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to be acting director of the Consumer Financial ...