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A Social Security Administration office in Washington, D.C., on March 26. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is reportedly aiming to reform and downsize the agency.Saul…

Russell Vought during a Senate Budget Committee confirmation hearing on January 22, 2025.Al Drago/Bloomberg WASHINGTON — The Trump administration began layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection…

Colony Bankcorp in Fitzgerald, Georgia, has agreed to pay $3.5 million to acquire an in-state agency, in a possible return to pre-2023 conditions where banks regularly…

Frank BisignanoVictor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTwo Democratic senators — Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden of Oregon — sent a letter Monday…

Stalled lawsuits. Halted supervision and oversight. Suspended workforce. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the midst of a complete overhaul that could cripple its ability…

One of Acting Director Russell Vought’s first actions was to pull the plug on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s landing page. Other pages on the agency’s…

Elon MuskNathan Laine/Bloomberg Billionaire Elon Musk called for eliminating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, highlighting the renewed threat under President-elect Donald Trump to a regulatory agency…