DOGE rooted into Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as new acting head named

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is an outlet for Americans dealing with issues such as questionable student loan servicing practices or excessive bank overdraft fees.

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CFPB employees were told Sunday to work remotely because their Washington, D.C., headquarters would be closed through Feb. 14, according to a memo.
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The agency had been one of Wall Street’s most feared regulators, with the power to issue rules on mortgages, credit cards, student loans and other areas affecting Americans’ financial lives.
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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 ...
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Acting CFPB Chief Closes HQ, Stops Supervision

The decision to shutter the office comes less than 24 hours after Trump’s acting CFPB chief suspended all activities.
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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.”
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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 ...
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The Impact of Wabi-Sabi on Branding and Consumer Trust

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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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Ecuador’s Presidential Election Heads to a Runoff

President Daniel Noboa, who is known for his aggressive law-and-order policies, failed to win a majority of votes in his re-election bid on Sunday.
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Jalen Hurts Named Super Bowl M.V.P.

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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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Trump’s acting chief of federal financial watchdog orders staff to pause activity

Russell Vought is now acting head of CFPB, created in wake of 2008 financial crash to supervise financial companies. Russell Vought, Donald Trump’s newly installed acting head of the US Consumer ...
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Super Bowl 2025: Basic NFL rules explainer for Taylor Swift fans learning football, rooting for Travis Kelce

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Gatland vows to fight on as Wales head coach

Wales slump to their 14th consecutive defeat with the latest loss to Italy in Rome.
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Trump appoints controversial NOAA head

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Dan Marino says quarterbacks are more comfortable with today's rules protecting them

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Trump dismisses head of the National Archives

President Donald Trump dismissed the head of the National Archives, a White House official said, following through on a vow last month to dismiss Colleen Shogan.
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New York leads multistate lawsuit to block DOGE from accessing Americans' personal data

New York Attorney General Letitia James and 18 other state attorneys general sued the Trump administration in an effort to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing ...
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Trump to name himself new Kennedy Center board chair

President Trump said Friday he would end the terms of multiple members of the Kennedy Center board and make himself chair of a new board, putting himself at the helm of the Washington, D.C., ...
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British couple named after deaths at French home

Police are investigating after the bodies of Andrew and Dawn Searle were found by a neighbour.
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Consumer Advocacy Group Launches Investigation Into Trump’s Meme Coin

Public Citizen urged federal agencies to recommend stopping of the sale of the meme coin $Trump.
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Airline Pilots in the DC Plane Crash Acted as Expected, Experts Say

The pilots of the American Airlines regional jet in the Washington airport collision acted as expected, aviation safety experts and other pilots said.
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Trump Media Is Moving Into the Financial Services Industry

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Why you should be rooting for the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX

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The drive at 65: Frank Fleming heading to Florida for Modified Tour opener at New Smyrna Speedway

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