Russell Vought Taking Over

OMB head Russell Vought takes over as CFPB as acting head, DOGE team deletes X account
Russell Vought took over as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday night and officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency deleted the banking watchdog’s X account,
Project 2025 architect Russell Vought takes over CFPB
Russell Vought, an architect of Project 2025 and the current head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is the new acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Wall Street Journal reported late Friday night.
Russell Vought Taking Over as New Acting Head of CFPB
Trump fired the CFPB’s Biden-era leader earlier this week, putting in place Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who froze the agency’s work.
Vought seeks to halt actions at CFPB
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is quickly seeking to crack down on the activities of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), preventing it from drawing down more
Russell Vought takes the helm at CFPB, orders pause in agency activities
Vought was an architect of Project 2025. He takes over at the consumer finance watchdog as he orders a pause in most of the agency's activities, and promises to cut spending.
Project 2025 Architect Vought Takes Over as Acting CFPB Chief
Russell Vought, newly confirmed as the Office of Management and Budget director, is now serving as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s acting head.
Russell Vought Takes Over at CFPB as Musk's DOGE Gains Access
President Donald Trump's newly installed management and budget director Russell Vought took control of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday, according to the White House Office of Management and Budget.
Donald Trump's acting CFPB chief halts all supervision of companies
Russell Vought, appointed by President Trump, has halted all activities of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and cut ...
Consumer financial watchdog is ordered by acting director to stop fighting financial abuse
Russell Vought, the newly installed acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, sent an email Saturday night ordering all employees at the consumer watchdog to stop virtually all work ...
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official ...
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