Judge grills Trump administration on efforts to dismantle consumer watchdog
A judge directed pointed questions at the Trump administration about whether its decision to halt most activity within the CFPB violated the law.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s financial firm oversight still blocked, email says
In an email, a top official in the CFPB's division of supervision said senior officials had confirmed that supervisory work ...
Judge keeps pause on mass firings at CFPB as she considers Trump's attempt to shut agency
A federal judge Monday kept in place an order prohibiting mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while she sorts through conflicting claims about whether the Trump administration is ...
Consumer bureau still blocked from monitoring financial firms, email says
Top officials at the embattled U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have not allowed staff to resume supervising ...
Judge Demands CFPB Witness Testimony in Lawsuit Against Trump Administration
"I just want to know if the work is being done or isn't being done," U.S. District Senior Judge Amy Berman Jackson said at a ...
'Choked out of its very existence': Judge fears Trump will dismantle Consumer Financial Protection Bureau before she can stop him
A judge in Washington, D.C., refused to mince words Monday when responding to arguments made over a firing sweep that ...
Judge orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official to testify about shutdown at agency
Adam Martinez, the agency's chief operating officer, says the CFPB has continued conducting congressionally mandated work.
CFPB Examiners Remain on Leave Despite Agency Work Directive
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau examiners remain on administrative leave despite an email from the agency’s chief ...
US CFPB asks to pause Comerica enforcement action
The embattled U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday asked a federal court to issue a stay in its enforcement ...
Judge Orders CFPB Official to Testify on Agency's Operations
A top Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official will be forced to testify about the Trump administration’s plans for the ...
Judge wants to hear from top Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official about the agency's dismantling
A federal judge wants to hear directly from one of the top officials at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau to learn if the Trump administration is gutting the agency.