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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered to stop work

Trump administration orders consumer protection agency to stop work, closes building

The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down the agency that was created to protect consumers after the 2008 financial crisis and subprime mortgage-lending scandal.

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Trump has subdued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. So what does this agency do?

President Trump and other critics of the agency say it needs to be shut down. Supporters of the agency point to its record of protecting consumers.

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Rally outside CFPB Building against shutting down Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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New CFPB chief closes headquarters, tells all staff they must not do 'any work tasks'

The edict comes as Russell Vought takes over at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Vought has ordered work to halt at ...

Vought Tells CFPB to Do Nothing While Headquarters Is Closed (1)

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees were ordered to do no work while the agency’s Washington headquarters is ...

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Two top CFPB officials resign after being ordered to stop all work

The directors of supervision and enforcement at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stepped down, citing the stop work orders issued by Russell Vought, the agency's new acting director.

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Vought closing CFPB headquarters for a week, staff ordered to work remotely

An email sent to staff said, "Employees and contractors are to work remotely unless instructed otherwise from our Acting ...

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'Save face': Officials at Liz Warren's pet project agency dismissed despite telling media they resigned

Fox News Digital confirmed three leaders at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were placed on administrative leave Tuesday.

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