CFPB workers are reinstated after a court order, but many still can’t work
Probationary employees (a class of government workers who are newer to an agency or role) received letters over the weekend ...
Trump CFPB cuts raise concern about financial crises, conflict of interest
The Trump administration is well on its way to abolishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while state officials and ...
Trump Plans to End CFPB Despite Reviving Work, Official Says (1)
A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official charged with laying off the agency’s staff said the Trump administration ...
Trump's CFPB Overhaul Leaves Consumers Exposed—Here's What It Means For Your Money
Consumer advocates warn that weakening the CFPB leaves Americans vulnerable to financial industry abuses. Created after the ...
CFPB Brings Back Probationary Employees After Judge's Ruling
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reinstated all probationary and most term employees it had terminated, after a ...
It's 'shoot first and ask questions later' as DOGE tries to dismantle CFPB: Official
At a court hearing Monday, CFPB’s COO Adam Martinez gave a sworn account of the chaos that has consumed the federal agency ...
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CFPB requests $43M in restitution and fees from Biden-era enforcement case
On March 13, in a response to a court’s request for additional briefing, the CFPB requested a federal judge to levy $43 million in fines ...
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CFPB resignations, confusion ahead of court fight
The CFPB has cut 17% of its employees under the Trump administration ... planned a first round of layoffs targeting 1,175 ...
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CFPB raced against impending court order on 1,175 layoffs
Agency officials prepared a list of targeted firings in the hours before a judge ordered a halt Feb. 14. The CFPB’s chief ...
What Debt Protections Could Consumers Lose Without the CFPB?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was launched in 2011 in response to the 2008 banking crisis, which destabilized millions of Americans. This new U.S. government agency' ...
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CFPB official details DOGE chaos amid agency gutting
CFPB Chief Operating Officer Adam Martinez described how DOGE agents arrived at the agency with barely an hour's notice, ...
CFPB employees say mass firing plans remain in place
Two employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) testified Tuesday that top officials’ plans to fire hundreds of workers remain intact, as a federal judge weighs whether to ...