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Trump’s Billionaire Buddy Halts Work at Federal Consumer Protection Agency
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now leading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on an acting basis after its previous director was fired Saturday.
Yasmeen Hamadeh
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Published
Feb. 3 2025
11:00PM EST
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