Russell Vought takes helm at CFPB

Russell Vought takes over as CFPB's acting head
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought has taken on the role of acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to an OMB spokesperson and a source familiar with the situation.
OMB head Russell Vought takes over as CFPB as acting head, DOGE team deletes X account
Russell Vought took over as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday night and officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency deleted the banking watchdog’s X account,
CFPB’s X Account Goes Dark As Russell Vought Takes Over, Elon Musk Posts ‘CFPB RIP’
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s X account appears to have gone offline after new acting director Russell Vought took over Friday, a dismal sign for the bureau that has been targeted by Trump and tech billionaires including Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk,
Russell Vought takes the helm at CFPB as Musk's DOGE accesses key systems
Vought was an architect of Project 2025. He takes over at the consumer finance watchdog as Elon Musk's representatives gained access to the bureau's systems and accounts, including sensitive data.
Russell Vought Takes Over at CFPB as Musk's DOGE Gains Access
President Donald Trump's newly installed management and budget director Russell Vought took control of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday, according to the White House Office of Management and Budget.
Vought Moves to Defang CFPB, Telling Staff to Halt All Supervision
President Trump’s newly installed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief Russell Vought ordered staff to halt all of ...
'CFPB RIP': Musk and Trump's plans to shrink an agency that cracks down on medical debt and overdraft fees are underway
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Workers at US consumer watchdog CFPB protest as Trump appointee takes over
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Workers at the U.S. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau protested against actions by Elon Musk, expressing concerns over ...
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CFPB Staff Protest as Trump’s New Budget Director Takes Over Amid Controversy
About 100 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) employees protested outside the agencys headquarters on Saturday after ...
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A timeline of what’s happening at the CFPB under Trump
President Trump's shake-up of the CFPB continues. Here's a timeline of everything that's happened at the bureau since Trump's ...
Musk’s crew descends on CFPB with plan to shut it down
The CFPB is funded independently through the Federal Reserve, but the CFPB director has the power to determine how much money ...
Will Trump Axe the CFPB? What Consumers Should Know
Time will tell what Trump has in store for the CFPB. For now, consumers can still access the bureau’s many educational ...
DOGE probes CFPB as Musk paints a grim picture for the agency
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau appears to be the next federal agency on Elon Musk’s Department of Government ...