https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AW2qieKUsaw/olivia-alafriz RSS for Node Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:27:50 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-18/cfpb-s-latest-layoffs-halted-in-setback-to-shutdown-effort https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-18/cfpb-s-latest-layoffs-halted-in-setback-to-shutdown-effort Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:39:03 GMT The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. In another weekend takeover of a federal agency's operations, staffers from an efficiency initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk helped to effectively shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as they gained access to an array of the bureau's protected information.