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What dramatic cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could mean for consumers
The Trump administration is in a battle over how far it can scale back the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Here’s what ...
Trump administration cutting nearly 90% of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Roughly 1,500 employees — or almost 90% of the agency's staff — will be cut from the CFPB, leaving around 200 people, according to an administration official who wasn't authorized to disclose the ...
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Consumer Protection at Risk: What CFPB Budget Cuts Mean for Your Finances
As the CFPB faces potential staff cuts of nearly 90%, consumers may lose protections against predatory financial practices ...
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What do the FDIC layoffs and CFPB limbo mean for bankers?
President Donald Trump's shrinking of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau add to ...
Judge orders halt to mass firings at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ordered an immediate halt to the planned firings of nearly 1,500 employees at the ...
Nearly 90% of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cut as Trump's government downsizing continues
President Donald Trump is drastically shrinking the size and the mission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the ...
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What dramatic cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could mean for consumers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was one of the early targets of the Trump administration's attempts to dramatically reduce government spending. The bureau's work was first suspended in ...
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Mass Layoffs Hit Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
By Stacy Cowley The Trump administration sent layoff notices on Thursday to a large swath of employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, just days after a federal appeals court pared ...