New CFPB leadership agrees to hold off on mass firings while lawsuit proceeds

Lawyers representing the acting director of the CFPB reached an agreement during a court conference Friday to temporarily hold off on firing CFPB employees en masse.

Topics

CFPB Workers Protest New Leadership

Russell Vought is now at the helm of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Inc. - Feb. 9
CFPB’s new leadership begins staff purge with dozens of employees terminated

The terminations have sowed more confusion at the bureau, as several of those being laid off had already accepted federal buyout offers, said one of the people.
CNBC - 6d
Here’s What CFPB Hold Means for Consumers

Russell Vought, new OMB director, told the CFPB to stop its investigations.
Inc. - 6d
Federal employees union files lawsuits over CFPB shutdown, DOGE access

A union representing employees across dozens of federal agencies filed two lawsuits on Sunday against the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
CBS News - Feb. 10
Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz

Some affected employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were notified with an email that addressed them as [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].
Wired - Feb. 12
Thought Leadership Pays Off Big, and It’s Easier Than Ever

The shortcut to startup success is more accessible than ever. Here’s how to get started.
Inc. - 1d
Trump administration begins mass firings across government

President Donald Trump’s administration carried out mass firings across the federal government, affecting thousands of workers.
NBC News - 4d
Trump orders mass firings at federal agencies

As part of his promise to slash the size of the federal bureaucracy, President Trump ordered the firings of “probationary” workers at several federal agencies. The move sparked protests in ...
NBC News - 4d
Trump administration fires over 400 DHS employees as mass firings continue

Officials at DHS said they had fired hundreds of employees across several of its agencies.
CBS News - 4d

New CFPB leadership agrees to hold off on mass firings while lawsuit proceeds

Topics

Related

CFPB Workers Protest New Leadership

CFPB’s new leadership begins staff purge with dozens of employees terminated

Here’s What CFPB Hold Means for Consumers

Federal employees union files lawsuits over CFPB shutdown, DOGE access

Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz

Thought Leadership Pays Off Big, and It’s Easier Than Ever

Trump administration begins mass firings across government

Trump orders mass firings at federal agencies

Trump administration fires over 400 DHS employees as mass firings continue

More from ABC News

Trump 2nd term live updates: Pence calls out Trump for saying Ukraine started war

LIVE: ABC News Live

Trump administration cuts to CDC will affect 9/11 responders, critics say

2 dead after small planes collide in Arizona

WATCH: Meet the Nashville Zoo’s fluffiest new resident

More in Top stories

Musk misreads Social Security data, millions of dead people not on benefits: Experts

Musk misreads Social Security data, millions of dead people not on benefits: Experts

Two more staffers quit John Fetterman's office as the senator carves his own lane with Trump

Two more staffers quit John Fetterman's office as the senator carves his own lane with Trump

S.S. United States, Historic 20th Century Ocean Liner, Sets Out for Final Voyage