Categories Selected Articles CFPB halts work after Trump appoints Bessent as acting head Post author By Mike Nova Post date February 3, 2025 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a consumer watchdog agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Elon Musk wants to “delete” it. ← Data brokers can keep selling your social security number, says new CFPB chief → Trump, Sheinbaum announce one-month pause in threatened Mexico tariffs