The move comes in the wake of the recent firing of CFPB director Rohit Chopra, who had been with the bureau since 2021. Vought became acting director of the agency last week.

Russell Vought, now serving as the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), issued a series of directives to employees on Saturday night. These orders effectively brought a ...

WASHINGTON – Russell Vought, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ordered staffers at the agency to stop all work in an email Saturday night. "I am committed to ...

The Bureau's current balance of $711.6 million is in fact excessive in the current fiscal environment. This spigot, long contributing to CFPB's unaccountability, is now being turned off," Vought ...

Russell Vought, CFPB's new acting head, issues directives to halt portions of bureau activity The Senate confirmed Vought as director of the Office of Management and Budget on Thursday.

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought issued a series of directives to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees Saturday night in his new capacity as the bureau's acting ...

Trump administration shuts CFPB HQ, halts agency’s activity. Karen Bennett . Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 1:25 PM 2 min read. ... Vought became acting director of the agency last week.

Russell Vought, CFPB's new acting head, issues directives to halt portions of bureau activity The Senate confirmed Vought as director of the Office of Management and Budget on Thursday.

The move comes in the wake of the recent firing of CFPB director Rohit Chopra, who had been with the bureau since 2021. Vought became acting director of the agency last week.

President Donald Trump’s administration has shuttered the headquarters of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and ordered the watchdog agency to stop nearly all of its work. On ...