Chopra, Donald Trump and CFPB

Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acting director of CFPB, as former head Chopra confirms he is out
But the agency has since been targeted by trade groups who unsuccessfully argued that the CFPB's funding violated the U.S. Constitution, and more recently by conservative figures including X owner and Trump advisor Elon Musk, who has called for the elimination of the CFPB.
Trump Fires CFPB Director Rohit Chopra
Rohit Chopra, head of the top U.S. watchdog agency for consumer finance, announced early Saturday his time in office had ended after President Donald Trump fired him overnight, according to a letter Chopra posted online and a person familiar with the situation.
Trump removes Rohit Chopra as director of CFPB
The change in leadership could portend radical changes at one of the nation’s most powerful consumer watchdog agencies.
Trump fires CFPB head Rohit Chopra
President Donald Trump has fired Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In a letter posted to X, Chopra confirmed his “term as CFPB Director has concluded.” Chopra was notified of his removal via an email from the White House, according to a report from the Associated Press.
Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to halt work
Staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed by email to cease much of their work. Bessent, a wealthy Wall Street investor, replaces Rohit Chopra, who was fired on Saturday.
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Trump Fires Rohit Chopra From Consumer Protection Bureau
WASHINGTON, DC -Rohit Chopra has been removed as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), ending his five ...
White House fires CFPB Director Rohit Chopra
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Rohit Chopra Out, Scott Bessent In (Temporarily) at the CFPB
In a familiar move, President Donald Trump has designated the current head of another executive agency, this time newly sworn ...
Trump fires CFPB chief Rohit Chopra after push from Wall Street
Chopra, a Sen. Elizabeth Warren protege, was a surprising holdover from the Biden administration, given that many appointees ...
Bessent, as acting consumer bureau chief, pauses all rules and lawsuits
CFPB staff was told to refrain from issuing public communications, halt activities including rules and settlements and ...
Trump fires consumer bureau director Chopra, source says
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He Expected Trump to Fire Him, but Rohit Chopra Still Has His Job
Mr. Chopra, long a target of criticism by Republican lawmakers and banks, has not yet been forced out. “I swore an oath to a ...
Trump fires Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Rohit Chopra was one of the more important regulators from the previous Democratic administration who was still on the job ...