Russell Vought, CFPB's new acting head, issues directives to halt parts of bureau activity
Trump’s DOGE, an advisory body led by Musk, has zeroed in on some agencies as part of its efforts to slash the size of ...
CFPB to Close Office After Vought Tells Staff to Halt All Supervision
The acting director is closing the financial regulator’s headquarters and has ordered staff to halt all supervisory efforts.
OMB head Russell Vought takes over as CFPB as acting head, DOGE team deletes X account
Russell Vought took over as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday night and officials from ...
Vought Tells CFPB to Do Nothing While Headquarters Is Closed (1)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees were ordered to do no work while the agency’s Washington headquarters is ...
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CFPB's Vought stops agency work, vows to cut all funding
Russell Vought, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new acting director, ordered staff to stop all work and closed the ...
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CFPB ordered to pause work and congressional Democrats react
On January 31, the CFPB announced Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the Acting Director. As previously covered by InfoBytes, Bessent sent an ...
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Russell Vought takes the helm at CFPB, orders pause in agency activities
Vought was an architect of Project 2025. He takes over at the consumer finance watchdog as he orders a pause in most of the ...
Union sues Russell Vought over DOGE access to CFPB and attempts to shutter bureau
A union filed two lawsuits against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's acting director, Russell Vought, on Sunday ...
Two Senior CFPB Officials Leaving After Vought Takeover
Two senior officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are out of a job days after Russell Vought took over as ...