The National Treasury Employees Union, in its representation of employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), filed two lawsuits on Sunday against the agency's acting director, Russell Vought, after he ordered employees to work remotely this week while the Department of Government Efficiency commission (DOGE) works out waste in government.
The first lawsuit seeks to block DOGE and "Elon Musk" from accessing CFPB "employees' personal information."
The second suit alleges that Vought's directive refusing to fund the agency "reflects an unlawful attempt … to protect American consumers."
As of Monday, the CFPB's homepage is displaying a "404: Page not found" error. Its X account no longer exists.
According to the Washington Examiner, on Saturday night, Vought told the Federal Reserve that the "CFPB will not be taking its next draw of unappropriated funding because it is not 'reasonably necessary' to carry out its duties."
On Monday, the White House sent a press release entitled: "CFPB Isn't a Wall Street Regulator, It's a Main Street Regulator."
The memo, per the Examiner, decried the CFPB as "the brainchild of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.," which "has long functioned as another woke, weaponized arm of the bureaucracy that leverages its power against certain industries and individuals disfavored by so-called 'elites.'"
The press release cited an example calling attention to a 2023 decision by former President Joe Biden where he told banks to waive from consideration a person's immigration status when deciding to lend to them.
The press release concluded with, "Under the administration of President Donald J. Trump, the weaponization ends right now."
The fate of CFPB is not clear, whether it be a restructuring or an end to the agency entirely.
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