CFPB halts work after Trump appoints Bessent as acting head
President Donald Trump on Monday appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting director of the Consumer Financial ...
To Wall Street's delight, Trump fires the man in charge of protecting American consumers
Ali Velshi explains how a recent Trump firing could allow him to rollback consumer protections that directly affect the ...
Forbes26m
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Ordered To Stop Work After Trump Says Treasury’s Bessent Now In Charge
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 ...
JD Supra30m
Breaking Down a New Day at the CFPB
After weeks of emptying the shelves at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) with dozens of enforcement actions, new rules, ...
Bessent orders halt to consumer bureau activity
Republicans have long criticized the bureau, which they see as an unaccountable regulator with too broad a reach.