Staffing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau #cfpb #medicaldebt

The Trump Administration has asked a Federal Court to approve the firing of over half the remaining Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staff. The few that are left, that is. If approved, that would shrink the Bureau by 2/3 since early 2025. Acting Director Russel Vought wanted to close the Agency entirely but was blocked by a Court who ordered Vought to stop firing staff and stop deleting data. The Court at that time said Vought was destroying the agency beyond repair. Most of the new firings Vought is seeking would be in staff who oversee banks and financial institutions, and consumer debt. The Court has not yet ruled on this 2026 request.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/us/politics/cfpb-layoffs.html

Read The 2025 Court Order: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69624423/87/national-treasury-employees-union-v-vought/

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