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CFPB Expands Layoffs to Include Dozens of ‘Term Employees’
CFPB Expands Layoffs to Include Dozens of ‘Term Employees’
February 14, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reportedly sent termination notices to more employees on Thursday (Feb. 13). After firing some probationary employees Tuesday (Feb. 11), the...

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Mass Layoffs Hit Workers At Government Agencies
Mass Layoffs Hit Workers At Government Agencies
February 13, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

Mass government layoffs have reportedly begun under the White House’s plan to shrink the federal bureaucracy. The firings have been happening over the last 48...

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Trump Steel/Aluminum Tariffs Could Drive Up Car Insurance Costs
Trump Steel/Aluminum Tariffs Could Drive Up Car Insurance Costs
February 12, 2025  |  Economy

President Trump wants new tariffs on steel and aluminum, which could raise the cost of cars. But as the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Feb. 12),...

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CFPB Director Nomination Tops Trump’s Picks to Lead Financial Regulators
CFPB Director Nomination Tops Trump’s Picks to Lead Financial Regulators
February 12, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

Three weeks in, President Donald Trump’s second term has been anything but quiet. There was a blizzard of executive orders in the first week, covering...

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DOGE Staffer Mistakenly Given Editing Access to Treasury Payments
DOGE Staffer Mistakenly Given Editing Access to Treasury Payments
February 12, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

When Elon Musk began digging into the U.S. Treasury, one phrase kept coming up: “Read-only access.” As in, Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) would...

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Trump Names New CFPB Head Amid Regulatory ‘Limbo’
Trump Names New CFPB Head Amid Regulatory ‘Limbo’
February 12, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

President Trump has named a new CFPB director while the agency faces an uncertain future. Jonathan McKernan, who was until recently a director on the...

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White House Weighs Folding FDIC Into Other Agencies
White House Weighs Folding FDIC Into Other Agencies
February 12, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

The Trump administration is reportedly considering plans to shrink one of America’s banking regulation bodies. These talks propose folding the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC)...

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Temu Switches Supply Chain Management Style Following Trump Tariffs
Temu Switches Supply Chain Management Style Following Trump Tariffs
February 11, 2025  |  eCommerce

eCommerce giant Temu is reportedly overhauling its Chinese supply chain following new U.S. tariffs. In a change that could lead to higher prices, the shopping...

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Vance: ‘Authoritarian Censorship’ in EU Could Smother AI
Vance: ‘Authoritarian Censorship’ in EU Could Smother AI
February 11, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Vice President JD Vance has reportedly warned Europeans against overregulation of artificial intelligence (AI). Speaking Tuesday (Feb. 11) in Paris, Vance also dismissed AI content moderation as...

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