CFPB Headquarters Shuttered as Staff Ordered to Stop All Work
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees were ordered to “stand down from performing any work task” as headquarters was shuttered through February 14. Acting Director Russell Vought and chief legal officer Mark Paoletta halted all CFPB operations unless specifically cleared, beginning systematic dismantling of consumer protection agency.
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- Bloomberg: CFPB Headquarters Shuttered as Staff Ordered to St (2025-02-09)
- CNN: CFPB Headquarters Shuttered as Staff Ordered to St (2025-02-09)
- Russell Vought closes CFPB HQ, tells staff to stop work (2025-02-10)
- Federal Judge Issues Order Prohibiting Massive Layoffs, Budget Cuts at CFPB (2025-02-14)
- CFPB can proceed with mass layoffs, federal appeals court rules (2025-08-30)
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