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...
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...
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...
A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general has sued the Trump administration to stop the complete defunding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In the lawsuit, the attorneys general pointed out that Russ Vought, the acting CFPB director, is...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it will continue its supervision of financial institutions on a limited basis in 2026, a reversal from efforts by the Trump administration to shut it down. Reuters reports that although the agency’s staffing...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
