US consumer watchdog broadens layoffs beyond probationary staff, sources say
By Douglas Gillison, Nupur Anand, Chris Prentice and Pete Schroeder NEW YORK (Reuters) -A new category of employees at the ...
A Consumer Financial Watchdog’s Fate Is Unclear. Here’s What’s at Stake.
Many consumer protections are in limbo, including an $8 cap on credit-card late fees and a proposed rule on selling customer ...
With mass layoffs expected, judge to weigh blocking the dismantling of consumer watchdog CFPB
Union members have asked a judge to block the dismantling of the CFPB consumer protection agency, alleging most of its 1,700 ...
The Trump administration has fired thousands of probationary employees across multiple federal agencies
Thousands of federal workers across multiple US agencies, from the Small Business Administration to Forest Service, were ...
Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal ...
White House Tip Line Tells Banks To Snitch On Financial Regulators Doing Their Jobs
The regulators work for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which until recent days focused on illegal fees, scams, ...
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CFPB's acting director was illegally appointed: Lawsuit
Consumer and employees groups are seeking a restraining order against CFPB acting Director Russell Vought, arguing that he was unlawfully installed and has "no power to direct" the bureau.
The technology team at financial regulator CFPB has been gutted
Around 20 technologists at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were fired on Thursday evening, gutting a team that ...
200,000 Layoffs
Plus: Possible quid pro quo between the DOJ and Eric Adams, DEI in the federal government, and more ...
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MIT economist explains the role of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
What is the CFPB? And what would potentially eliminating it mean for American consumers? MIT's Jon Gruber weighs in.
HUD braces to gut half its workforce
Layoffs are looming at the housing authority as President Donald Trump moves forcefully to downsize the federal government.
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Up to 100 more workers are fired at CFPB as staff fear mass layoffs are looming
About 70-100 employees were terminated at the CFPB, following dozens of recent workers who were fired earlier this week. Agency staff are bracing for even wider layoffs.