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Judge Temporarily Halts Mass Firings at Consumer Bureau
The court barred the Trump administration from laying off nearly 1,500 workers at the agency until at least April 28.
Judge pauses mass firing of consumer protection workers
Attempted terminations mark “open season on consumers,” warns former CFPB executive.
Court filings describe DOGE-led, scream-filled, 36-hour mass layoff scramble at consumer protection agency
As the Trump administration seeks to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, employees are fighting back.
Judge temporarily blocks CFPB layoffs, probes potential violation of order
A federal judge temporarily barred the Trump administration from laying off roughly 90 percent of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as she mulls whether it violates her previous ...
Nearly 90% of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cut as Trump’s government downsizing continues
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is being downsized by President Donald Trump. Roughly 1,500 employees will be cut ...
Mass Layoffs Hit Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The agency, which has returned $21 billion to consumers since its inception, could lose 1,500 of its 1,700 employees, a union ...
3 shady tactics used during the 2008 housing crisis could be making a comeback
President Donald Trump's administration is making deep cuts to the federal agency that oversees financial products such as mortgages and student loans - and as a result, risky loans and scams ...