CFPB, DOGE and District of Columbia

CFPB official testifies about DOGE's chaotic attempts to dismantle the agency
Before a judge halted the takeover in February, President Donald Trump's administration was planning to fire the overwhelming majority of employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and then fulfill the agency's legal obligations with a skeleton crew,
CFPB official details DOGE ‘chaos’ in overtaking agency
A top official at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) gave an inside account of the “chaos” and “confusion” that overtook the agency when the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
'We're Operating': CFPB Official Testifies at Evidentiary Hearing in US Court
"I don't want to say, 'normal,' but we're operating," Consumer Financial Protection Bureau operations chief Adam Martinez testified before U.S. District Senior Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the District of Columbia.
CFPB official details DOGE chaos amid agency gutting
CFPB Chief Operating Officer Adam Martinez described how DOGE agents arrived at the agency with barely an hour's notice, which led to confrontations with CFPB staff who demanded identification from the agents.
A top CFPB official describes the aftermath of DOGE-fueled chaos at the agency.
I’ve been at the courthouse this morning as Adam Martinez, chief operating officer at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is grilled about whether the agency is unlawfully trimming staff and ordering people to stop work.
Here's why banks don't want the CFPB to disappear
For years, American financial companies have fought the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — the chief U.S. consumer ...
Federal official recounts chaos inside consumer agency after Trump fired its director
A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial ...
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Judge weighs how 'normal' the Trump CFPB transition is
In a packed courtroom, a federal judge parsed whether the Trump administration's aggressive actions to rein in the Consumer ...
'Hurting people to help themselves': Dem senator disses DOGE's CFPB cuts
Va., met with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) employees on Friday who were fired as a result of Elon Musk’s DOGE federal workforce reductions.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s financial firm oversight still blocked, email says
In an email, a top official in the CFPB's division of supervision said senior officials had confirmed that supervisory work ...
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Dismissal of CFPB’s Zelle case marks shift to ‘collective effort’ in consumer protection
The Trump administration isn't slowing down its efforts to defang the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, with lawsuits ...
Judge wants to hear from top Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official about the agency's dismantling
A federal judge wants to hear directly from one of the top officials at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau to learn if ...
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Opinion: America’s financial watchdog itself now needs protection
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) stands as a vital advocate for consumers navigating the complex financial ...