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President Donald Trump’s administration has shuttered the headquarters of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and ordered the watchdog agency to stop nearly all of its work. On Saturday, CFPB chief Russell Vought sent the directive to the agency’s staff,

People attend a protest in support of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, at the CFPB in Washington. (AP Photo/)

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which President Donald Trump has moved to abolish, told a court on Friday it was dropping a lawsuit against the online lending platform Solo Funds, which the agency had earlier accused of deceiving borrowers about the cost of loans.

The new boss at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had a jarring message for staffers Monday morning, in an internal memo leaked to Rolling Stone: “Stand down from performing any work task.” The message came from Russell Vought — a Project 2025 architect who was confirmed by the Senate last week to lead the Office of Management and Budget in the Trump White House.

The Trump administration has ordered the agency, created by Congress and funded by the Federal Reserve, to halt most activity and close its headquarters.

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