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D.C. Circuit Rejects Trump’s 53% CFPB Staff Cut

6/23/2026

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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s request to cut the CFPB workforce and sent the case to Judge Amy Berman Jackson.
The plan would have slashed staff from 1,174 to 556, a 53% cut.
The case stems from a March 2025 injunction that barred mass layoffs at the agency.
Director Russell Vought asked the Federal Reserve (Fed) for $75.8 million beginning in April after receiving $145 million.

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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s request to cut the CFPB workforce and sent the case to Judge Amy Berman Jackson.
The plan would have slashed staff from 1,174 to 556, a 53% cut.
The case stems from a March 2025 injunction that barred mass layoffs at the agency.
Director Russell Vought asked the Federal Reserve (Fed) for $75.8 million beginning in April after receiving $145 million.