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The Department of Government Efficiency says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that.
February 19
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The Trump administration's orders to stop supervisory exams at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are seen as a potential conflict of interest for Elon Musk, whose company X would have been overseen by the bureau when it launches its payments wallet.
February 19
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President Donald Trump's new executive order could have dramatic implications for bank regulation by subjecting agencies to White House political control.
February 18
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The IRS would give a temporary detail to provide software engineering expertise to a special advisor to the director at the Office of Personnel Management.
February 18 -
Banking regulation doesn't need to mimic the hyper-partisan nature of today's politics. A balanced FDIC board would confer legitimacy on any efforts by the Trump administration to overhaul financial-services regulation.
February 18
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The Trump administration has installed Jeffrey Clark at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Clark, a former environmental lawyer in the Justice Department in the first Trump administration, was indicted as part of the president's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
February 17
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U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson agreed to temporarily block the Trump administration from firing more CPFB employees and said the White House could not delete or destroy any of the bureau's data or databases.
February 14
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The probes come at the request of Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., respectively the ranking members of the Senate Banking and Senate Finance committees.
February 14
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Consumer and employees groups are seeking a restraining order against CFPB acting Director Russell Vought, arguing that he was unlawfully installed and has "no power to direct" the bureau.
February 14
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The Trump administration's nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Jonathan McKernan, is seen as an institutionalist with a deep knowledge of policy. But whether he keeps the bureau shuttered or rebuilds it is uncertain.
February 14
