Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz
Dozens of Consumer Finance Protection Bureau employees were terminated on Tuesday evening, sources tell WIRED. The cuts largely targeted contractors and so-called probationary employees, workers who have served less than two years at the agency. Sources tell WIRED that the…
The CFPB Work Freeze Is Putting Big Tech Regulations ‘On Ice’
Days after the rule went into effect in January, the bureau was sued by NetChoice and TechNet, two trade groups representing Big Tech. In addition to challenging the rule, the groups accused the CFPB of unlawfully exceeding its mandate, alleging…