Appeals panel partially lifts order that let CFPB layoffs inch forward

Appeals Court Reinstates Order Barring Trump Admin From Firing CFPB Employees

A federal appeals court on April 28 lifted its previous order that had allowed the Trump administration to carry out workforce reductions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). On April 11, the appeals court partially stayed a preliminary injunction issued by a district court, allowing the CFPB to proceed with laying off workers if a “particularized assessment” determined their roles were not essential to the agency’s statutory duti…

DC Circuit Court Panel Temporarily Blocks Trump's Mass Firings at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Trump Judge Issues Scathing Dissent

A federal appeals court on Monday temporarily blocked President Trump's mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

What dramatic cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could mean for consumers

The Trump administration is in a battle over how far it can scale back the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Here's what impacts consumers may see.

Congressional watchdog agency will investigate Trump’s hollowing out of CFPB

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A congressional watchdog agency is investigating President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, CNN has learned, responding to Senate Democrats who are also demanding that the agency’s Trump-appointed acting director turn over information about how the bureau can meet its statutory obligations amid attempts to lay off nearly 90% of its staff. Courts have also pushed back on t…

Hatchet Job on CFPB Even Worse in the Details

Declarations in a case reveal a haphazard hobbling of the consumer protection agency.

Appeals court restores hold on Trump admin’s plan to cut government agency by 90%

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. ruled to restore a lower court’s order barring the Trump administration’s planned mass layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protections Bureau.