3 天之前 · – On January 31, 2025, President Trump designated Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). “I look forward to working with the CFPB to advance President Trump’s agenda to lower costs for the American people and accelerate economic growth,” said Secretary Bessent.

2 天之前 · New CFPB head, Scott Bessent, orders staff to halt work The staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was instructed by email to cease much of its work. Bessent, a wealthy Wall Street ...

2 天之前 · Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, now the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has ordered a halt to a broad swath of activity at the agency. Bessent directed CFPB staff to ...

2 天之前 · Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has shut down a wide variety of operations inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in his new role as acting director. Bessent ordered the CFPB to stop all rulemaking, communications, litigation, and other activities, according to a Monday email to staff obtained by Bloomberg Law.

2 天之前 · The change comes shortly after Trump announced he appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to be acting director of the bureau, replacing Biden appointee Rohit Chopra, whom Trump fired over the ...

3 天之前 · President Trump has put Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in charge of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on an acting basis. Two days after firing Rohit Chopra, who was nominated by former ...

2 天之前 · Bessent, a former hedge-fund manager, was confirmed as head of the Treasury Department last week.

2 天之前 · President Trump has tapped Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). “I look forward to working with the CFPB to advance President ...

2 天之前 · The CFPB said in a statement Monday that Trump designated Bessent as the acting head on Friday. The agency's former director, Rohit Chopra, confirmed in a letter to Trump on Saturday that he was ...

2 天之前 · Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now the acting head of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, signaling a potential shift away from the aggressive enforcement and regulatory approach ...