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Story summary
- The U.S. President Donald Trump administration’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped publishing consumer complaint narratives.
- The agency removed the option for consumers to consent to public release of their complaints.
- Acting Director Russell Vought tried to fire roughly 90% of CFPB staff in April 2025.
- A federal court blocked the mass-firing, preventing the staff reductions.
- After the failed firings, Vought and allies reshaped the bureau into an industry-friendly regulator.