Consumer watchdog agency called ‘vicious’ by Trump seen as a ‘hero’ to many it aided
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the crosshairs of a White House that has halted its work, closed its ...
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Nearly 10,000 fired as Trump, Musk step up assault on US agencies
Over 9,500 workers have been fired as Trump and Musk continue to cut back on US bureaucracy spread, targeting people in the ...
Federal workers express shock, anger over mass firings: "It's devastating"
The Trump administration is firing thousands of federal workers on probationary status, or those without civil service ...
5 Revelations From Chair Powell's Semiannual Congressional Testimony
Fed Chair Powell discusses 2024's 2.5% GDP growth, easing inflation, rate cuts, regulation shifts, stablecoin oversight, and ...
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Regulator That Haunted Fintechs Falls Under Trump Ax
Two big fintechs, banking app Chime and “buy now, pay later” firm Klarna, are getting ready to go public. While they were ...
Trump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list. But there are warning signs in his first month
It's been nearly a month in office for President Donald Trump, and he's acted with dizzying speed to reorder the American ...
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Another day, another activist judge: Trump blocked from firing CFPB employees
An Obama judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from firing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) employees.
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Win some, lose some: Appraisers wrestle with the CFPB’s dismantling
Some housing industry pros have cheered the Trump administration's actions to disable the CFPB, but appraisers have mixed feelings about it.
Lucas: Warren, Markey ‘Occupy’ losing platform for Massachusetts constituents
Trump has the support of most Americans. But rather than seek a compromise with him for the good of the country, the ...
DC nonprofit seeks to fill void of shuttered federal agency protecting consumers from medical debt
The group Tzedek D.C. wants to step in for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in helping keep medical debt off the ...
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Trump Administration Halts CFPB Layoffs Temporarily After Union Lawsuit
The Trump administration has temporarily paused further layoffs at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) following a court order issued Friday. This decision offers a brief reprieve to ...