Trump’s CFPB Plans to Request More Funding Ahead of April Cliff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to request more money to keep operating past March 31, a Justice Department lawyer told a federal judge who was skeptical of the Trump administration’s ...
Trump’s CFPB Must Continue Requesting Fed Funds, Court Rules
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must continue to seek funding from the Federal Reserve after a federal judge determined the Trump administration was engaged in a “transparent attempt” to shut ...
American Banker
Judges seem inclined to allow CFPB RIFs — if there's a plan
Experts said that judges reviewing ongoing litigation between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its employee union seem inclined to allow reductions in force to proceed if the CFPB ...
JD Supra
Senate sends Levenbach nomination to be CFPB Director back to president, allowing Vought to serve longer as Acting Director
On January 3, 2026, the Senate sent the nomination of Stuart Levenbach to be CFPB Director back to the President—a move that would allow Russell Vought to remain acting head of the bureau through ...
JD Supra
Senator Warren Presses CFPB Acting Director Over Credit Card Fees and Agency Retrenchment
Senator Elizabeth Warren has sent a sharply worded letter to CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought that crystallizes an unusual moment in consumer financial services regulation: a populist-sounding call ...