Elon Musk, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Elon Musk Wants to ‘Delete’ the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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.
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.
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 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
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 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.
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" the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, shifting power to Wall Street
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created in 2008 to protect people from predatory financial practices
Elon Musk Asks if IRS Funding Should Be 'Deleted'
Elon Musk has asked social media users if funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) should be "deleted" in a poll on X, formerly Twitter. "The IRS just said it wants $20B more money," Musk, who has been appointed to co-lead the informal Department of Government Efficiency under President-elect Donald Trump,
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to meet with House Republicans on DOGE plans
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head to Capitol Hill next week to meet with Republicans on their plan to slash regulations ...
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy look to kill Massachusetts Sen. Warren’s brainchild: ‘Delete CFPB’
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s brainchild, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, could be on the chopping block ...