Trump Fires Rohit Chopra From Consumer Protection Bureau
WASHINGTON, DC -Rohit Chopra has been removed as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), ending his five-year term nearly two years early. He was informed of his dismissal via an email from the White House.
White House fires CFPB Director Rohit Chopra
Rutgers University professor Gary Francione, a former Democrat, explains why he left the party after voting for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the last election.
Rohit Chopra Out, Scott Bessent In (Temporarily) at the CFPB
In a familiar move, President Donald Trump has designated the current head of another executive agency, this time newly sworn in Secretary of the Department of the Treasury Scott Bessent to simultaneously lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in an acting capacity.
Trump fires CFPB chief Rohit Chopra after push from Wall Street
Chopra, a Sen. Elizabeth Warren protege, was a surprising holdover from the Biden administration, given that many appointees resigned as Trump entered office.
Trump fires consumer bureau director Chopra, source says
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Trump removes Rohit Chopra as director of CFPB
The change in leadership could portend radical changes at one of the nation’s most powerful consumer watchdog agencies.
Trump Fires Biden’s Consumer Protection Watchdog Rohit Chopra
Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under President Joe Biden, was fired by the Trump administration, a person with knowledge of the matter said.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shakeup: Chopra out, Bessent in charge
Trump fired Rohit Chopra, the agency's director and a Biden appointee, over the weekend and installed Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager who now serves as treasury secretary, as acting director. Bessent began freezing the agency's operations on Monday.
He Expected Trump to Fire Him, but Rohit Chopra Still Has His Job
Mr. Chopra, long a target of criticism by Republican lawmakers and banks, has not yet been forced out. “I swore an oath to a five-year term,” he said this week.
Trump fires Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Rohit Chopra was one of the more important regulators from the previous Democratic administration who was still on the job since President Trump took office on Jan. 20.
Wall Street celebrates as Trump targets consumer protections
Continuing to closely track the threat of oligarchy to democracy, this week we’re tracking Donald Trump’s firing of Rohit Chopra, the chair of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Chopra’s ouster—two years before his term was up—has drawn backlash from Democrats and advocates,
Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acting director of CFPB, as former head Chopra confirms he is out
But the agency has since been targeted by trade groups who unsuccessfully argued that the CFPB's funding violated the U.S.
Bessent, as acting consumer bureau chief, pauses all rules and lawsuits
CFPB staff was told to refrain from issuing public communications, halt activities including rules and settlements and ...
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Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to halt work
Staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed by email to cease much of their work. Bessent, a wealthy ...
Chopra leaves CFPB in widely expected move
President Donald Trump designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the bureau’s acting chief, according to a statement ...