Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Prominent Journalist, David Dayen, Describes his Reporting on the Efforts of Trump 2.0 to Curb CFPB
The Regulatory Situation After the Trump Executive Orders Regulatory Freeze Pending Review
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has experienced a flurry of activity over the past few weeks beginning with President Trump’s dismissal of Rohit Chopra as the Director of the Bureau on January 31. That same...more
In a significant and highly anticipated move, President Donald Trump has fired Rohit Chopra, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau). Rohit Chopra, who had been serving as the Director of the...more
As expected, the Trump administration formally terminated CFPB director Rohit Chopra over the weekend. And also as expected, President Trump used the Federal Vacancies Reform Act to appoint an acting CFPB Director—Treasury...more
The new Trump administration took numerous actions in its first week, including an order directing the creation of a working group on Digital Asset Markets. The president’s other actions touch on numerous areas of the...more
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a Regulatory Freeze Pending Review (“Regulatory Freeze”) that applies to all executive departments and agencies. The Regulatory Freeze prohibits the proposal or issuance of any rule...more
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential memorandum entitled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review (Freeze Order). This action is unsurprising, as previous Presidents have consistently issued similar memoranda at...more
President Donald Trump’s executive order titled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review directs federal agencies to stop all rulemaking activity pending within the agency and to consider all rules already published as paused for 60...more
President Trump on Monday issued an Executive Order that prohibits most federal agencies from issuing proposed rules until an administration-appointed agency head reviews the regulation....more