Rohit Chopra was one of the more important regulators from the previous Democratic administration who was still on the job since President Trump took office on Jan. 20.

Officials from the U.S. DOGE Service worked on site at the CFPB on Friday, raising concerns about the future of the watchdog agency.

Rohit Chopra, who led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was known for his aggressive enforcement and expansion of consumer protection laws.

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Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under President Joe Biden, was fired by the Trump administration, a person with knowledge of the matter said.

President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover.

WASHINGTON, DC -Rohit Chopra has been removed as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), ending his five-year term nearly two years early. He was informed of his dismissal via an email from the White House.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is halting its operations amid Scott Bessent's takeover, according to reports.

President Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been tapped to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on an acting basis. In a staff email obtained by The Washington Post, Bessent and his aides reportedly instructed employees to immediately stop the bureau’s current work including drafting regulations,

In what appears to be yet another move to consolidate parts of the federal government, President Donald Trump has appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.