36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations

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  Union sues Russell Vought over DOGE access to CFPB and attempts to shutter bureau

  WASHINGTON — A union filed two lawsuits against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's acting director, Russell Vought, on Sunday after Vought issued a series of directives halting much of the ...
  
  NBC News - 8h
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  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Ordered to Cease Activity

  In an email to staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency’s acting director ordered workers to cease “all supervision and examination activity.”
  
  The New York Times - 19h
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  Russell Vought, CFPB's new acting head, issues directives to halt parts of bureau activity

  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 ...
  
  NBC News - 1d
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  DOGE Is Now Inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

  DOGE staffers will get read-only access to CFPB data, systems, and equipment, according to an internal email reviewed by WIRED.
  
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  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to shut down for a week: Reports

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be shut down for a week, according to multiple reports. The CFPB’s Chief Operating Officer Adam Martinez said in a Sunday email that there would ...
  
  The Hill - 10h

• Russ Vought orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop work

  The development came after Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, gained access to the CFPB and began a thorough review.
  
  CBS News - 15h
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  Russell Vought Orders Consumer Protection Bureau’s Headquarters Closed for a Week

  The order to shutter the agency’s headquarters follows another order issued Saturday by Mr. Vought, who also leads the Office of Management and Budget, telling agency employees to halt nearly all ...
  
  The New York Times - 16h

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