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Report: Former CFPB Chief Technology Alleges Agency Data Set for Deletion

Report: Former CFPB Chief Technology Alleges Agency Data Set for Deletion
Report: Former CFPB Chief Technology Alleges Agency Data Set for Deletion
February 14, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

Former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Chief Technologist Erie Meyer reportedly alleged in a legal filing that Trump administration officials are set to delete databases holding the agency’s...

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Regulatory Roundup: CFPB on the Chopping Block, Stablecoins in Focus
Regulatory Roundup: CFPB on the Chopping Block, Stablecoins in Focus
February 14, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

It was an earth-shaking week for regulatory agencies, and a groundbreaking week for stablecoins. For those seeking to keep up with the dizzying pace of...

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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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