CFPB ordered to close offices and cease all work

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Regulatory Capture Executive Power Expansion

Russell Vought, acting CFPB director and Project 2025 author, orders CFPB offices to close and notifies staff they ‘cannot perform any work tasks,’ effectively shutting down agency that oversees consumer financial protections.

Sources & Citations

[1] Russell Vought closes CFPB HQ, tells staff to stop work · Feb 8, 2025 Tier 1

[2] Vought orders CFPB to stop investigations and suspend new rules from taking effect · Feb 8, 2025 Tier 1

[3] Consumer watchdog ordered to stop fighting financial abuse and to work from home as HQ temporarily shuts down · Feb 9, 2025 Tier 1

Tiers Tier 1 court records & gov docs · Tier 2 established outlets · Tier 3 regional & specialty press · Tier 4 opinion or single-source. Methodology →

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The Cascade Ledger. “CFPB ordered to close offices and cease all work.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, February 15, 2025. https://capturecascade.org/event/2025-02-15--cfpb-shutdown-ordered/