Agency-Shutdown

CFPB offices ordered closed, staff told cannot perform work tasks

2025-02-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 6/10

Russell Vought (OMB Director/Acting CFPB Director) ordered CFPB headquarters shuttered Feb 9-10, told 1,700 staff to stay home and “cannot perform any work tasks.” Ordered stop to proposed rules, investigations. Plans 95% workforce reduction (1,700 to 200). August appeals court lifted …

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CFPB Headquarters Shuttered as Staff Ordered to Stop All Work

2025-02-09 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

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, …

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