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Trump administration scuppers plan to stop data brokers from putting Americans’ sensitive data up for sale

The plan to ban brokers from selling sensitive data has been scrapped, citing "misalignment".

TechRadar

Workers at top US consumer watchdog sound warning as Trump bids to gut agency

Staff tell Guardian ripped-off Americans will have ‘nowhere to turn’ if Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is undone

The Guardian - US

CFPB Scraps Biden-Era Plan To Curb Data Brokers' Sale Of Personal Info

Consumer watchdog groups warned that withdrawing the rule leaves Americans more vulnerable to fraud and identity theft.

International Business Times

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How to Be Your Own Consumer Watchdog

Big changes are afoot at federal agencies. Make these moves to protect yourself financially.

Kiplinger

McKernan, in limbo as CFPB nominee, to get a shot at Treasury - Roll Call

Jonathan McKernan, awaiting a Senate vote on his nomination to lead the CFPB, will get tapped for another job at the Treasury Department.

Roll Call

New York watchdog warns Trump cuts will usher in ‘open season’ for scammers

City comptroller Brad Lander, also a mayoral candidate, calls for state and local action to take up oversight work of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Guardian - US

DOGE bro helped fire ethics lawyers who warned him over his $715,000 in banned company stocks: report

Gavin Kliger, 25, was ‘screaming at people he did not believe were working fast enough’ during April mass layoffs, according to court document

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Chaos unleashed by Musk’s Doge is starting to wane – what does that mean?

Tech billionaire plans to hang up the chainsaw as he steps away from ‘efficiency’ role amid Tesla sales slump

The Guardian - US

Moving Fast And Breaking Everything: Musk's Rampage Through US Govt

In Silicon Valley, they talk about "moving fast and breaking things." One of his first and splashiest moves was to send emails to 2.3 million civil servants, offering buyouts -- and making clear their futures now hang by a thread.

International Business Times

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Court filings describe DOGE-driven, 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.

Fortune

Federal judge blocks Musk team’s effort to shutter top consumer agency

Order comes a day after the ‘efficiency’ team sent out orders to lay off 1,500 of the agency’s 1,700 employees

The Guardian - US

Judge blocks latest attempt to slash CFPB - Roll Call

A federal judge said Friday she would block planned mass firings, announced the previous day, at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Roll Call

Consumer Watchdog Eyes 90% Workforce Cuts Under Trump-DOGE Federal Government Downsizing: Reports

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is set to lose most of its employees as it undergoes a "necessary" restructuring that will affect some 1,500 agency workers.

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The Independent UK

Layoffs hit Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as Trump's government downsizing continues

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is being downsized by President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Credit card late fee cap scrapped as Trump admin sides with Wall Street banks

Last month, President Trump tried to dismantle the bureau completely by slashing £100m in contracts and firing 70 employees

Fortune

Trump’s tariffs can be beneficial in the long term, but Congress needs a more active role, says top GOP lawmaker

As chair of the House Financial Services Committee, French Hill is helping shepherd key crypto legislation.

Fortune

Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim demand investigation into DOGE cuts at CFPB

Warren, who conceived of and oversaw the creation of the financial watchdog agency after the financial crisis, is now trying to defend it.

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The Independent UK

Texas judge throws out rule that would have capped credit card late fees

A Texas judge has thrown out a federal rule that would have capped credit card late fees

Latin Times

Trump Can Continue Firing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Staff, Appeals Court Rules

The Trump administration won a partial victory this week in its ongoing quest to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Fortune

Here is the agreement DOGE has with the consumer watchdog agency it is cutting up

The CFPB is on the hook for all travel or training expenses incurred as part of the USDS employees assigned to them.

The Independent UK

House votes to overturn Biden-era rule limiting bank overdraft fees to $5, sends to Trump to sign

The House has voted to overturn a rule that would have limited bank overdraft fees to $5, following the Senate in moving to dismantle the Biden-era regulation that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had estimated would save consumers billions of dollars

Capital & Main

With the Destruction of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Fraud Victim ‘Not Hopeful’ He’ll Be Refunded

Agency charged with protecting consumers drops high-profile fraud cases, leaving victims in limbo.

Reason

An Executive Power Case That Trump May Win

The Supreme Court seems likely to agree that a member of the National Labor Relations Board may be fired by the president at will.

The Independent UK

Judge blocks Trump administration from dismantling of Consumer Protection Bureau

CFPB is responsible for protecting consumers from financial fraud and deceptive practices, and was created in the wake of the 2008 financial crash

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