Vought shuts down most of CFPB’s functions, cuts off funding
Russell Vought, the new acting director of the CFPB, is shutting down most of its functions and has cut off its funding.
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A timeline of what’s happening at the CFPB under Trump
President Trump’s shake-up of the CFPB continues. Here’s a timeline of everything that’s happened at the bureau since Trump’s inauguration.
Project 2025 architect Russell Vought takes over CFPB
Russell Vought, an architect of Project 2025 and the current head of OMB, is the new acting head of the CFPB.
Enforcement experts fear the wild west of a weaker CFPB
Scott Bessent, the new secretary of the Department of the Treasury under the Trump administration, made headlines twice on Monday — once for his appointment as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protecture Bureau (CFPB) and again for his order to CFPB staff to halt all bureau activities.
Updated list of all Trump’s actions that impact housing
Here are the actions the Trump administration or Congress have taken that impact housing since President Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025.
Trump fires CFPB Director Rohit Chopra
President Trump fired Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Saturday
Senate banking chairman says CFPB changes could come ‘soon’
As Joe Biden’s CFPB director remains in his post, a key congressional ally of Donald Trump said changes at the agency could be imminent.
CFPB warns consumers about home equity contracts, comparing their features to reverse mortgages
The CFPB compared elements of home equity contract products to reverse mortgages, and said they are residential mortgage loans in an amicus brief.
CFPB received fewer reverse mortgage complaints in 2024
The share of reverse mortgage complaints to the CFPB last year accounted for roughly 1.4% of the total number of mortgage complaints submitted to the bureau.
Trump’s executive orders and the policies that could affect housing
What are President Trump’s priorities for housing in his second term? We look at his Day 1 executive orders and other actions for the answer.