President Trump has named Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Bessent will take the leadership role from Rohit Chopra, the Biden administration’s appointee for the CFPB director who was fired on...
President Trump’s Saturday morning firing of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Rohit Chopra generated a split reaction, with Republicans welcoming the ouster of the Biden-appointed regulator and Democrats not sharing that enthusiasm. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC),...
President Trump has fired Rohit Chopra from his position as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Chopra, a political ally of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, was appointed to run the CFPB by President Biden in 2021. But unlike other Biden appointees, he opted...
The unclear future for the CFPB, a Vermont housing shortage and a halt to San Diego housing vouchers. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Jan. 27-31. Miss: A Job Nobody Wants? If you are wondering about the...
The Trump administration is reportedly ready to fire Rohit Chopra, the Biden-era appointee serving as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and it is also considering shifting oversight of the agency to either the US Department of the Treasury...