Twenty-three attorneys general from across the country are warning that President Donald Trump's efforts to defund and disband the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would "significantly harm consumers" and "reduce oversight of big banks.
President Donald Trump has said it more than once—the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is no more. Calling it “the ultra-left CFPB,” Trump said he moved to shut down the agency after receiving calls from bankers and loan officers who were “almost crying” over its regulations.
Jonathan McKernan, President Trump’s pick to lead the embattled Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is set to testify Thursday morning before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing
U.S. District Judge John Bates said the attorneys for the plaintiffs will be allowed to question an official from the DOGE’s White House headquarters, and one from the Labor Department, HHS, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
President Donald Trump appointed Russell Vought to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Shortly after, Vought announced that he had notified the Federal Reserve that the CFPB would not take its next draw of unappropriated funding.
The poll — conducted Feb. 16-18 — comes as President Donald Trump and Musk have targeted numerous agencies and departments for large-scale cuts and potential elimination. Among them are the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Barely a month after the new president took the oath of office, Weiser announced Colorado’s involvement last week in lawsuits No. 8 and No. 9. Weiser’s office said Colorado would join the other states in challenging President Donald Trump’s orders barring “gender-affirming care” for children and shutting down the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell joins fight to stop the Trump administration from ‘dismantling’ the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Thousands of complaints submitted by Americans to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleging fraud or scams from private companies are going unanswered following President Donald Trump's efforts to dismantle the agency,