Musk calls for abolishing consumer finance agency

Musk calls for abolishing consumer finance watchdog targeted by Republicans
Billionaire Elon Musk, tasked with slashing government costs by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, on Wednesday called for the elimination of a federal regulatory agency charged with protecting consumers in the financial sector.
Musk Calls for Abolishing Consumer Agency GOP Has Long Targeted
Billionaire Elon Musk called for eliminating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, highlighting the renewed threat under President-elect Donald Trump to a regulatory agency that has long been a target of Republicans and business advocacy groups.
Elon Musk Homes In On New Government Target: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Earth’s richest person Elon Musk, President-Elect Donald Trump’s cost-cutting czar, identified a fresh federal government enemy: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a relatively new agency created following the Great Recession.
Elon Musk Targets Consumer Protection Agency for Deletion
Elon Musk on Wednesday called for the elimination of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency that was founded in 2010 with a broad mandate to protect Americans from unfair and predatory financial practices.
Musk wants to "delete" Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Billionaire, automaker and space entrepreneur Elon Musk says he would like to "delete" the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as part of his purported dr
Elon Musk wants to ‘delete’ federal financial watchdog as ‘DOGE’ begins work
Delete CFPB,” Elon Musk, the billionaire tech executive running the “Department of Government Efficiency,” said in an early-morning post on X.
Exclusive: US consumer finance watchdog moves on new rules ahead of Trump takeover
The U.S. consumer finance watchdog is moving ahead with rulemaking in the final weeks of Joe Biden's Democratic administration, in a bid to advance consumer protections before President-elect Trump overhauls the agency,
Elon Musk Demands Shutdown Of Consumer Bureau
Elon Musk took to social media Wednesday to demand the shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Musk is
Elon Musk names financial watchdog government agency he wants to ‘delete’
The agency aims to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive or abusive financial practices by taking action against companies that break the law. In 2022, the CFPB ordered Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 billion for “widespread mismanagement” that led to misapplied loan payments, wrongfully foreclosed homes and more.
Elon Musk wants to 'delete' a federal agency designed to prevent another financial crisis and protect people from scams
Republicans and the banking industry have accused the CFPB of regulatory overreach because it doesn't follow the usual congressional budget process.
Elon Musk calls for abolishing consumer finance watchdog CFPB — a longtime GOP target
Meanwhile, the consumer finance watchdog is moving ahead with rulemaking in the final weeks of Biden's administration.
Trump could dismantle newly built guardrails around your wallet, consumer groups warn
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CFPB Tightens Oversight on Digital Payment Giants in Groundbreaking Consumer Protection Rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized a groundbreaking rule to enhance oversight of the largest ...
Regulators will oversee cash apps including Apple, PayPal
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will start overseeing non-bank companies that offer financial services like online ...