April 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
20 State AGs have sued Russell Vought for trying to starve the CFPB of funding.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
December 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
20 State AGs have sued Russell Vought for trying to starve the CFPB of funding.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
This was the guiding principle behind the CFPB and it worked!
September 23, 2026 at 12:54 PM
This was the guiding principle behind the CFPB and it worked!
The CFPB has returned over $21 billion to Americans who were cheated by big banks and giant corporations.
But Trump has tried to destroy the CFPB, choosing big corporations over scammed Americans.
The case is in the courts now, and Democrats are united behind the CFPB.
But Trump has tried to destroy the CFPB, choosing big corporations over scammed Americans.
The case is in the courts now, and Democrats are united behind the CFPB.
October 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The CFPB has returned over $21 billion to Americans who were cheated by big banks and giant corporations.
But Trump has tried to destroy the CFPB, choosing big corporations over scammed Americans.
The case is in the courts now, and Democrats are united behind the CFPB.
But Trump has tried to destroy the CFPB, choosing big corporations over scammed Americans.
The case is in the courts now, and Democrats are united behind the CFPB.
NEW: The CFPB has been gutted. More than 1,400 workers received RIF notices this afternoon, agency sources tell me. Around 200 employees are left. www.wired.com/story/cfpb-h...
The CFPB Has Been Gutted
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally-mandated agency.
www.wired.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
NEW: The CFPB has been gutted. More than 1,400 workers received RIF notices this afternoon, agency sources tell me. Around 200 employees are left. www.wired.com/story/cfpb-h...
BREAKING
Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson just issued an order preventing the Trump administration from:
1. Deleting CFPB data
2. Firing CFPB employees
3. Transferring money from CFPB's reserve fund
Right after the order was issued, nearly all CFPB employees were placed on administrative leave
Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson just issued an order preventing the Trump administration from:
1. Deleting CFPB data
2. Firing CFPB employees
3. Transferring money from CFPB's reserve fund
Right after the order was issued, nearly all CFPB employees were placed on administrative leave
February 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
BREAKING
Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson just issued an order preventing the Trump administration from:
1. Deleting CFPB data
2. Firing CFPB employees
3. Transferring money from CFPB's reserve fund
Right after the order was issued, nearly all CFPB employees were placed on administrative leave
Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson just issued an order preventing the Trump administration from:
1. Deleting CFPB data
2. Firing CFPB employees
3. Transferring money from CFPB's reserve fund
Right after the order was issued, nearly all CFPB employees were placed on administrative leave
Is consumer protection dead? Will scams run rampant? Is the CFPB gutted? All this and more as I sit down with the former Director of the CFPB, Rohit Chopra. https://youtu.be/C7IJWclASvw
What happened to the CFPB? (ft. Rohit Chopra)
Is consumer protection dead? Will scams run rampant? Is the CFPB gutted? All this and more as I sit down with the former Director of the CFPB, Rohit Chopra.
youtu.be
March 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Is consumer protection dead? Will scams run rampant? Is the CFPB gutted? All this and more as I sit down with the former Director of the CFPB, Rohit Chopra. https://youtu.be/C7IJWclASvw
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a historic $1.8 BILLION settlement for 4.3 million people who were charged illegal fees or defrauded by credit repair companies.
Remember this the next time a billionaire says they want to get rid of the CFPB.
Remember this the next time a billionaire says they want to get rid of the CFPB.
More than 4 million people to share $1.8 billion in refunds, the CFPB says. Here's what to know.
Payments to victims of Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com are the largest yet by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
www.cbsnews.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a historic $1.8 BILLION settlement for 4.3 million people who were charged illegal fees or defrauded by credit repair companies.
Remember this the next time a billionaire says they want to get rid of the CFPB.
Remember this the next time a billionaire says they want to get rid of the CFPB.
BREAKING: Judge Amy Berman Jackson has *blocked* the dismantling of CFPB. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
March 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
BREAKING: Judge Amy Berman Jackson has *blocked* the dismantling of CFPB. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
2/ That watchdog is called the CFPB, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ProPublica found that after Trump officials took control, Experian's error-fixing rate collapsed and TransUnion's got cut in half. propublica.org/article/credit-report-mistakes-cfpb-experian-transunion
Credit Bureaus Are Leaving More Mistakes on Frustrated Consumers’ Reports Under Trump’s CFPB
The credit bureaus have started dismissing a larger share of consumer complaints without help since the Trump administration began dismantling the CFPB.
propublica.org
September 24, 2026 at 2:29 PM
2/ That watchdog is called the CFPB, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ProPublica found that after Trump officials took control, Experian's error-fixing rate collapsed and TransUnion's got cut in half. propublica.org/article/credit-report-mistakes-cfpb-experian-transunion
i wonder why these guys hate the CFPB so much
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February 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
i wonder why these guys hate the CFPB so much
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June 17, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The CFPB has returned $21 billion to 205 million consumers who were scammed at the hands of predatory banks. You can root out waste, fraud, and abuse... or you can eliminate the CFPB. But you can't do both.
February 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The CFPB has returned $21 billion to 205 million consumers who were scammed at the hands of predatory banks. You can root out waste, fraud, and abuse... or you can eliminate the CFPB. But you can't do both.
Two Trump-appointed judges on the D.C. Circuit have upheld Trump's efforts to continue destroying the CFPB.
It's a victory for corporate predators and financial scammers, who will have a far easier time picking your pocket with a defanged CFPB. https://youtu.be/u46V9GRzUtM?feature=shared
It's a victory for corporate predators and financial scammers, who will have a far easier time picking your pocket with a defanged CFPB. https://youtu.be/u46V9GRzUtM?feature=shared
Why Musk and Trump Gutted the CFPB
Robert Reich
youtu.be
August 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Two Trump-appointed judges on the D.C. Circuit have upheld Trump's efforts to continue destroying the CFPB.
It's a victory for corporate predators and financial scammers, who will have a far easier time picking your pocket with a defanged CFPB. https://youtu.be/u46V9GRzUtM?feature=shared
It's a victory for corporate predators and financial scammers, who will have a far easier time picking your pocket with a defanged CFPB. https://youtu.be/u46V9GRzUtM?feature=shared
👇🏽💰 CFPB has returned over $20 Billion to consumers. Vivek & Elon aren’t attacking it for your sake.
November 29, 2024 at 1:18 AM
👇🏽💰 CFPB has returned over $20 Billion to consumers. Vivek & Elon aren’t attacking it for your sake.
Trump & the GOP have:
-Killed CFPB rules saving consumers $15B in overdraft and credit card late fees
-Dropped 22 CFPB actions against corporate lawbreakers
-Halted $100M in restitution owed to student borrowers
They're on corporate predators' side, not yours.
-Killed CFPB rules saving consumers $15B in overdraft and credit card late fees
-Dropped 22 CFPB actions against corporate lawbreakers
-Halted $100M in restitution owed to student borrowers
They're on corporate predators' side, not yours.
June 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Trump & the GOP have:
-Killed CFPB rules saving consumers $15B in overdraft and credit card late fees
-Dropped 22 CFPB actions against corporate lawbreakers
-Halted $100M in restitution owed to student borrowers
They're on corporate predators' side, not yours.
-Killed CFPB rules saving consumers $15B in overdraft and credit card late fees
-Dropped 22 CFPB actions against corporate lawbreakers
-Halted $100M in restitution owed to student borrowers
They're on corporate predators' side, not yours.
The Trump regime is declaring that funding for the CFPB is illegal.
Remember: This is the agency that protects Americans from financial predators.
Anti-CFPB oligarchs, who spent millions to re-elect Trump, will now have an easier time padding their pockets by ripping you off.
Remember: This is the agency that protects Americans from financial predators.
Anti-CFPB oligarchs, who spent millions to re-elect Trump, will now have an easier time padding their pockets by ripping you off.
November 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The Trump regime is declaring that funding for the CFPB is illegal.
Remember: This is the agency that protects Americans from financial predators.
Anti-CFPB oligarchs, who spent millions to re-elect Trump, will now have an easier time padding their pockets by ripping you off.
Remember: This is the agency that protects Americans from financial predators.
Anti-CFPB oligarchs, who spent millions to re-elect Trump, will now have an easier time padding their pockets by ripping you off.
I'm hearing now that *every* technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people.
wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz
Some affected employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were notified with an email that addressed them as [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].
wired.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I'm hearing now that *every* technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people.
wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
The CFPB has returned billions of dollars to Americans who were conned & scammed by big corporations. Naturally, many billionaires didn't like that, so they had Trump go after the CFPB.
That's why we must protect the CFPB & ensure the rich don't get to play by their own rules.
That's why we must protect the CFPB & ensure the rich don't get to play by their own rules.
February 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The CFPB has returned billions of dollars to Americans who were conned & scammed by big corporations. Naturally, many billionaires didn't like that, so they had Trump go after the CFPB.
That's why we must protect the CFPB & ensure the rich don't get to play by their own rules.
That's why we must protect the CFPB & ensure the rich don't get to play by their own rules.
Now do USAID and CFPB and VOA and…..
Fox News criticizes people celebrating Tesla's stock value decline because "there are 80,000 people employed by Tesla."
March 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Now do USAID and CFPB and VOA and…..
Trump has been trying to kill the CFPB for a year – an agency that's returned over $21 billion directly to consumers cheated by giant corporations. But today Russ Vought was forced to request funding for the CFPB because we fought back in the courts.
We’ll stay in the fight.
We’ll stay in the fight.
January 9, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Trump has been trying to kill the CFPB for a year – an agency that's returned over $21 billion directly to consumers cheated by giant corporations. But today Russ Vought was forced to request funding for the CFPB because we fought back in the courts.
We’ll stay in the fight.
We’ll stay in the fight.
A judge just blocked Elon Musk and co-president Donald Trump from firing the financial cops at the CFPB who protect consumers from Wall Street scams.
There's power in fighting back.
There's power in fighting back.
Judge temporarily halts mass firings at CFPB, preserves agency data
The order also blocks acting CFPB Director Russ Vought from taking steps to defund the agency.
www.politico.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A judge just blocked Elon Musk and co-president Donald Trump from firing the financial cops at the CFPB who protect consumers from Wall Street scams.
There's power in fighting back.
There's power in fighting back.
Trump's CFPB has set up a "tip line" where you can rat out any CFPB staff who tries to work
February 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Trump's CFPB has set up a "tip line" where you can rat out any CFPB staff who tries to work
The CFPB finalized a rule that would ban medical debt from appearing on credit reports.
The change will help an estimated 15 million people. Accessing medical care, which we know is too costly in America, shouldn't ruin your credit.
This is government working for the people.
The change will help an estimated 15 million people. Accessing medical care, which we know is too costly in America, shouldn't ruin your credit.
This is government working for the people.
CFPB finalizes rule to remove estimated $49 billion in medical debt from credit reports
Medical debt comprises the largest category of unpaid balances in collections. The CFPB wants to help ensure that doesn't ruin Americans' finances.
www.cnbc.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The CFPB finalized a rule that would ban medical debt from appearing on credit reports.
The change will help an estimated 15 million people. Accessing medical care, which we know is too costly in America, shouldn't ruin your credit.
This is government working for the people.
The change will help an estimated 15 million people. Accessing medical care, which we know is too costly in America, shouldn't ruin your credit.
This is government working for the people.