U.S. consumer watchdog says it will lay off most remaining staff

'Victory for Scammers' as Trump Fires 90% of Consumer Protection Agency Staff

"This is another assault on consumers and our democracy by Trump's lawless administration," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. "We will fight back with everything we've got."

US Consumer Watchdog Laying Off Most of Remaining Staff

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is laying off most of its remaining staff members. A CFPB spokesperson said on April 17 that the agency is firing about 1,500 people across core divisions, including enforcement and supervision. The reductions, if they become effective, would leave about 200 personnel in place. Emails being sent to employees notified them that officials had “identified [their] position being eliminated and [their] …

90% of the remaining staff at the U.S. consumer financial protection bureau will be laid off

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the agency created to serve as a watchdog for American consumers against predatory business practices, said on Thursday it planned to dismiss as much as 90% of its remaining workforce, resuming mass firings less than a week after a federal court ruling granted the Trump administration leeway in setting staff levels. Multiple agency sources said staff members had begun receiving formal notices…

US consumer watchdog says it will lay off most remaining staff - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency created to serve as a watchdog for American consumers against predatory business practices, said on Thursday it planned to dismiss as much as 90% of its remaining workforce, resuming mass firings less than a week after a federal court ruling granted the Trump administration leeway in setting staff levels.

U.S. consumer watchdog says it will lay off most remaining staff

Trump, Musk called earlier this year for the CFPB’s elimination, accusing it of politicized enforcement

US consumer watchdog says it will lay off most remaining staff

By Douglas Gillison and Tim Reid