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CFPB halts work

CFPB halts work after Trump appoints Bessent as acting head

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a consumer watchdog agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Elon Musk wants to “delete” it.

Fox Business · 13h

Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

President Donald Trump has tasked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with serving as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency said Monday.

Boise State Public Radio · 12h

Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to halt work

The staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was instructed by email to cease much of its work. Bessent, a wealthy Wall Street investor, replaces Rohit Chopra, who was fired on Saturday.

The National Law Review11h

Rohit Chopra Out, Scott Bessent In (Temporarily) at the CFPB

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

bankingdive10h

Chopra leaves CFPB in widely expected move

President Donald Trump designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the bureau’s acting chief, according to a statement ...

JD Supra1d

Breaking Down a New Day at the CFPB

President Donald Trump fired CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Feb. 1. While the new administration continues to determine who will be nominated for the full-time role, Treasury Secretary Scott ...

3hon MSN

Trump’s Billionaire Buddy Halts Work at Federal Consumer Protection Agency

President Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been tapped to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...

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