Elon Musk wants to ‘delete’ federal financial watchdog

Elon Musk Homes In On New Government Target: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Earth’s richest person Elon Musk, President-Elect Donald Trump’s cost-cutting czar, identified a fresh federal government enemy: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a relatively new agency created following the Great Recession.
Elon Musk wants to ‘delete’ federal financial watchdog as ‘DOGE’ begins work
Delete CFPB,” the billionaire tech executive running the “Department of Government Efficiency” said in an early-morning post on X.
Musk Calls for Abolishing Consumer Finance Agency: ‘Delete CFPB’
Billionaire Elon Musk called for eliminating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, highlighting the renewed threat under President-elect Donald Trump to a regulatory agency that has long been a target of Republicans and business advocacy groups.
Trump Ally Elon Musk Calls for Abolishing Consumer Finance Watchdog
Elon Musk, tapped by the incoming administration to slice federal spending, called for the abolition of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau early Wednesday. “Delete CFPB,” Musk said in a post on X,
Elon Musk’s DOGE May Cut These Federal Agencies—As CFPB Becomes Latest Target
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, co-heads of the Department of Government Efficiency, have suggested they’ll make cuts in key government departments, including the Pentagon.
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US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to supervise Big Tech payments, digital wallets
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The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will now regulate Apple Pay, Venmo and others
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