The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established to root out corporate wrongdoing after the 2008 crash. The Trump ...

The secretary replaces Rohit Chopra, who had aggressively sought to expand the bureau’s authority over banks and other ...

President Donald Trump on Monday designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with additional duties as acting director of the ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is halting its operations amid Scott Bessent's takeover, according to reports.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has begun freezing work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after its director was ...

President Donald Trump has tasked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with serving as the acting director of the Consumer ...

President Trump has tapped Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...

In an email sent from acting director Scott Bessent, employees were told to pause all work related to issuing rules, ...

The Trump administration orders a shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, halting inquiries and new rules.

Russell Vought, the newly appointed head of the CFPB, has suspended the agency’s funding and ordered a halt to its operations ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ... over the weekend and installed Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager who now serves as treasury secretary, as acting director.