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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Ordered to Halt Oversight Activities

The Trump administration has ordered a temporary closure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters and paused all work, according to an email shared with AFP.
Acting CFPB Director Russell Vought instructed employees to not report to the office this week, as he seeks written permission for any urgent tasks.
The National Treasury Employees Union filed lawsuits against Vought, claiming he unlawfully attempts to shut down the agency created by Congress.
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren stated that 'Congress built the CFPB, and no one other than Congress-- not the President, not Musk, not Vought-- can shut it down.

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11 days ago·Washington, United States

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Business Insider

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12 days ago·United States

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Chicago Sun Times

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12 days ago·Chicago, United States

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100% FED UP!

Agency Employees Told To Stay Home And Halt All Work * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) employees received a memo instructing them to stay home and “stand down from performing any work task.” According to the New York Post, the agency employs nearly 1,700 people. “Good morning CFPB staff, As you have been informed by the Chief Operating Officer in an email yesterday, the Bureau’s DC headquarters building is closed this week. Employees should not come into the office,” Russ Vought, the new…

12 days ago

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Democracy Now!

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Brink of Being Shuttered After Saving Consumers $21 Billion

The Trump administration has effectively shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The bureau’s acting director, Russell Vought, who was the architect of Project 2025, has closed the bureau’s office for the next week and has ordered staff to halt nearly all work. Vought’s move came after Elon Musk wrote a message Friday on X that said ”CFPB RIP” along with an emoji of a tombstone. Since its formation in 2011, the bureau has helped retu…

12 days ago·New York, United States

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The Express Tribune

Trump team orders work pause at agency

The administration of US President Donald Trump has informed staff at the country's consumer protection agency that it is temporarily shuttering its headquarters and pausing all work, according to an email shared Monday with AFP. In the message to staff, Russell Vought, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said the CFPB's Washington office would be closed this week, and told employees not to show up. "Please do not pe…

12 days ago·Pakistan

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