President Donald Trump on Monday designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with additional duties as acting director of the ...

The secretary replaces Rohit Chopra, who had aggressively sought to expand the bureau’s authority over banks and other ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has begun freezing work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after its director was ...

In an email sent from acting director Scott Bessent, employees were told to pause all work related to issuing rules, ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established to root out corporate wrongdoing after the 2008 crash. The Trump ...

Republicans have long criticized the bureau, which they see as an unaccountable regulator with too broad a reach.

Richard Cordray, the first director of the CFPB, told BI that Elon Musk's call to dismantle the agency is a 'direct conflict ...

The Trump administration orders a shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, halting inquiries and new rules.

President Trump on Monday named Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is halting its operations amid Scott Bessent's takeover, according to reports.

But the agency has since been targeted by trade groups who unsuccessfully argued that the CFPB's funding violated the U.S.

President Trump has tapped Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...