CFPB, DOGE and Presidency of Donald Trump

It's 'shoot first and ask questions later' as DOGE tries to dismantle CFPB: Official
At a court hearing Monday, CFPB’s COO Adam Martinez gave a sworn account of the chaos that has consumed the federal agency meant to stop unfair corporate practices.
CFPB official tells judge he’s still not sure if agency will shut down
“Big time” confusion has wracked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) staff since last month, the agency’s chief operating officer, Adam Martinez, testified before a federal judge in Washington, DC, on Monday.
DOGE’s efforts to dismantle consumer finance agency have slowed, official testifies
A top official at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau testified in court Monday that efforts by DOGE to quickly and aggressively abolish the agency have been somewhat reined in by Trump-appointed agency leadership in recent weeks.
CFPB COO shares details in court of DOGE cuts to bureau
In court on Monday, a high-ranking CFPB official offered new details into DOGE's efforts to scale back the bureau.
A top CFPB official describes the aftermath of DOGE-fueled chaos at the agency.
I’ve been at the courthouse this morning as Adam Martinez, chief operating officer at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is grilled about whether the agency is unlawfully trimming staff and ordering people to stop work.
CFPB official details DOGE chaos amid agency gutting
CFPB Chief Operating Officer Adam Martinez described how DOGE agents arrived at the agency with barely an hour's notice, which led to confrontations with CFPB staff who demanded identification from the agents.
Whistleblower testifies in court that plan to abolish CFPB is still on, countering administration’s narrative
An employee tasked with implementing the firings of hundreds of staffers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...
'Hurting people to help themselves': Dem senator disses DOGE's CFPB cuts
Va., met with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) employees on Friday who were fired as a result of Elon Musk’s DOGE ...
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Consumer protection employees describe DOGE, White House efforts to dismantle CFPB
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said Tuesday that Congress had the power to dismantle the agency, if it so chose, not ...
Trump administration and Musk's DOGE plan to fire nearly all CFPB staff and wind down agency, employees say
In a trove of statements released late Thursday, federal employees said that the mass layoff was discussed in meetings they ...
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The government already knows a lot about you. DOGE is trying to access all of it
Agencies from Social Security to the IRS store sensitive data on millions of Americans. Here's what the government knows ...
CFPB employees say mass firing plans remain in place
Two employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) testified Tuesday that top officials’ plan to fire hundreds of workers remain intact, as a federal judge weighs whether to ...
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Judge weighs how 'normal' the Trump CFPB transition is
In a packed courtroom, a federal judge parsed whether the Trump administration's aggressive actions to rein in the Consumer ...
Why Americans need the CFPB
The agency protects consumers from being cheated by financial entities. Ever since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...