On Saturday, Voght ordered "all employees at the consumer watchdog to stop virtually all work — including fighting financial abuse," CNN said, and said he would eliminate its budget. The CFPB ...

Elon Musk has sought to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau which, as its name denotes, is dedicated to protecting consumers from scummy financial schemes. Bloomberg has pointed out ...

That includes a greatly reduced ability to ensure that no assistance falls into the hands of violent extremist groups or goes astray in unstable regions or conflict zones, the watchdog said.

Employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were abruptly informed Sunday afternoon that the watchdog agency’s Washington, DC, headquarters will be closed this week. In an email ...

sowing uncertainty for the future of the federal watchdog tasked with investigating and penalizing corporate wrongdoing. Bureau detractors have long accused it of overreach, while Elon Musk ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau got a new director on Friday, Russell Vought. He was named by President Trump as acting CFPB director, just a day after being confirmed to head the Office ...

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 ...

In recent weeks I have frequently been asked for my thoughts on the interaction between the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). My ...