Changes underway after Donald Trump fires head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is halting its operations amid Scott Bessent's takeover, according to reports.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to temporarily oversee Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Donald Trump on Monday designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with additional duties as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after firing Rohit Chopa on Saturday.
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.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Is Named Acting Head of CFPB
Newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now also the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. On Monday, President Donald Trump chose Bessent, a former hedge fund manager,
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent named acting director of consumer watchdog agency
Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, has been tapped by President Trump to be acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Bessent is seen here at the Capitol in Washington last month.
Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acting director of CFPB, as former head Chopra confirms he is out
President Donald Trump appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Bessent announced in a CFPB statement. Former Director Rohit Chopra posted a letter to Trump on social media platform X confirming that his term at the agency had "concluded.
Treasury Secretary Bessent named acting CFPB director, key rulings on hold
President Trump has appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a move which is expected to result in the halting of certain rulings,
What CFPB Halt Means for Medical Debt Forgiveness for Millions of Americans
The halt means the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will cease crafting regulations or enforcing any rules or ...
Trump's consumer watchdog freezes CFPB activity on first day of job
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who took over on Monday as President Donald Trump's new acting consumer finance ...
ABC Action News27m
CFPB halts all work after director replaced with Trump administration official
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved to temporarily halt the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's work investigating ...
Data brokers can keep selling your social security number, says new CFPB chief
Treasure Secretary Scott Bessent has been named the Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the ...
The CFPB's New Medical Debt Rule Will Do More Harm Than Good
If healthcare entities believe that people won't pay their medical bills at the margin, they'll likely raise prices.
Jefferson Public Radio2h
Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to halt work
Staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed by email to cease much of their work. Bessent, a wealthy ...
American Banker5h
Treasury's Bessent tells CFPB staff to stop everything
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who was named to be acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has told the agency's staff to put a halt to all rules and enforcement actions.
Trump removes Rohit Chopra as director of CFPB
The change in leadership could portend radical changes at one of the nation’s most powerful consumer watchdog agencies.
Elizabeth Warren says Trump will have a ‘fight’ if he destroys the CFPB
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren says the Trump administration will “have a fight on their hands” if it dismantles her ...
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 ...