Consumer watchdog agency called ‘vicious’ by Trump seen as a ‘hero’ to many it aided
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the crosshairs of a White House that has halted its work, closed its ...
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Consumer Protection Update: With Disruption at the Federal Level, State Attorneys General Are Likely to Loom Large
We are less than a month into the new Trump administration and are seeing an unprecedented wave of activity and major changes at federal ...
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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 under strict orders to do nothing. “Please do not perform any work tasks ...
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Musk will personally profit from dismantling consumer protection agency: Ex-CFPB Official
President Trump has given yet more power to Elon Musk, who is now leading the effort to dismantle the Consumer Financial ...
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Elizabeth Warren Fights to Defend the Consumer Protection Agency She Helped Create
Elon Musk’s campaign to shutter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will end up hurting the very people Donald Trump ...
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Trump has subdued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. So what does this agency do?
The Trump administration's Feb. 8 order that employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau halt much of their work amounts to an existential crisis for a government agency that itself was ...
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 ...
Trump Officials Agree in Court Not to Ax More US Consumer Finance Watchdog Jobs for Now
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has temporarily agreed not to fire any more staff at the U.S. Consumer ...