Vought was an architect of Project 2025. He takes over at the consumer finance watchdog as he orders a pause in most of the agency's activities, and promises to cut spending.

About 100 workers at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau protested outside the agency's headquarters on Saturday, ...

Vought was an architect of Project 2025. He takes over at the consumer finance watchdog as Elon Musk's representatives gained ...

In an email to staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency’s acting director ordered workers to cease “all ...

Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget and the acting director of CFPB, ordered the federal watchdog ...

The CFPB is an independent government agency tasked with protecting consumers and enforcing rules for banks, credit unions and other lenders.

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 ...

Russell Vought, the newly installed acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, sent an email Saturday night ordering all employees at the consumer watchdog to stop virtually all work ...

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