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White House Confers with House GOP on CFPB’s Future

White House Confers with House GOP on CFPB’s Future

by Phil Hall | Mar 30, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Trump administration is quietly meeting with congressional Republicans to chart the future for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Semafor, sourcing its coverage from four unnamed lawmakers, reports CFPB Acting Director Russ Vought met with Republican...
Sen Elizabeth Warren: Trump’s Attacks on the CFPB Cost Consumers $19 Billion

Sen Elizabeth Warren: Trump’s Attacks on the CFPB Cost Consumers $19 Billion

by Phil Hall | Feb 11, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, has released a report claiming the Trump administration’s efforts to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has cost the nation $19 billion over the past year. The...
CFPB’s Vought Puts in Request for Fed to Fund the Agency

CFPB’s Vought Puts in Request for Fed to Fund the Agency

by Phil Hall | Jan 12, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Russ Vought, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), complied with a court order to request $145 million from the Federal Reserve to fund the agency. In late December, US District Judge Amy Berman, an Obama appointee, decreed the CFPB...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Dec. 29-Jan. 2

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Dec. 29-Jan. 2

by Phil Hall | Jan 2, 2026 | Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The HUD Secretary on a roll, pending home sales on the rise, and Warren Buffett calls it a day. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Dec. 29-Jan. 2. Hit: An Honest Man. A big thumbs up for Housing and Urban...
White House Confers with House GOP on CFPB’s Future

Judge Halts Trump Efforts to Block CFPB Funding

by Phil Hall | Dec 31, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A federal judge with a track record of ruling against the Trump administration’s actions on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a new ruling blocking the White House attempt to stop funding the agency. CBS News reports US District Judge Amy...
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