American Banker
Judges seem inclined to allow CFPB RIFs — if there's a plan
Experts said that judges reviewing ongoing litigation between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its employee union ...
CFPB Shutdown Hearing Probes Courts’ Sway Over Trump-Era Firings
Appellate judges in Washington grappled with whether a lower court overstepped by blocking Russell Vought, acting chief of ...
JD Supra
Senate sends Levenbach nomination to be CFPB Director back to president, allowing Vought to serve longer as Acting Director
On January 3, 2026, the Senate sent the nomination of Stuart Levenbach to be CFPB Director back to the President—a move that would allow Russell Vought to remain acting head of the bureau through ...
JD Supra
Senator Warren Presses CFPB Acting Director Over Credit Card Fees and Agency Retrenchment
Senator Elizabeth Warren has sent a sharply worded letter to CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought that crystallizes an unusual moment in consumer financial services regulation: a populist-sounding call ...
American Banker
CFPB shutdown battle reaches crucial D.C. Circuit hearing
The CFPB is in an existential legal brawl against it's own acting director, Russell Vought, and President Donald Trump, whose confirmed goal is to kill the agency.
Opinion
Opinion: Russ Vought is destroying consumer financial protection — impeach him
Restoring full funding and removing Vought would allow the bureau to do the job Congress assigned it.