Trump removes Rohit Chopra

Trump Fires CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, Announces Bessent as Successor
In a significant and highly anticipated move, President Donald Trump has fired Rohit Chopra, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection
Rohit Chopra Out, Scott Bessent In (Temporarily) at the CFPB
In a familiar move, President Donald Trump has designated the current head of another executive agency, this time newly sworn in Secretary of the Department of the Treasury Scott Bessent to simultaneously lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in an acting capacity.
He Expected Trump to Fire Him, but Rohit Chopra Still Has His Job
Mr. Chopra, long a target of criticism by Republican lawmakers and banks, has not yet been forced out. “I swore an oath to a five-year term,” he said this week.
Trump Fires Rohit Chopra From Consumer Protection Bureau
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.
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Rohit Chopra Is Out. Now Shutter the CFPB
The bureau is operating illegally, and lawsuits will close it down eventually. Trump can act now.
Trump fires CFPB chief Rohit Chopra after push from Wall Street
Chopra, a Sen. Elizabeth Warren protege, was a surprising holdover from the Biden administration, given that many appointees resigned as Trump entered office.
Trump fires consumer bureau director Chopra, source says
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Trump removes Rohit Chopra as director of CFPB
The change in leadership could portend radical changes at one of the nation’s most powerful consumer watchdog agencies.
Alert: Trump has fired Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Chopra leaves CFPB in widely expected move
President Donald Trump designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the bureau’s acting chief, according to a statement ...
Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acting director of CFPB, as former head Chopra confirms he is out
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Chopra Out. Bessent In (for Now). What’s Next at the CFPB?
As expected, the Trump administration formally terminated CFPB director Rohit Chopra over the weekend. And also as expected, President Trump used ...
Rohit Chopra Is Ousted, at Last
Trump fires the Elizabeth Warren protege, and the CFPB could now be shut down.
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Chopra’s parting shot: A CFPB blueprint for state-level enforcement with teeth
In one of the final reports by the CFPB issued under Rohit Chopra’s regime, the bureau outlines how state-level regulators can better protect consumers.
Bessent, as acting consumer bureau chief, pauses all rules and lawsuits
CFPB staff was told to refrain from issuing public communications, halt activities including rules and settlements and ...
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Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to halt work
Staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed by email to cease much of their work. Bessent, a wealthy ...