Russell Vought takes the helm at CFPB as Musk's DOGE accesses key systems

Russell Vought takes the helm at CFPB as Musk's DOGE accesses key systems Russell Vought, an architect of Project 2025 and the new director at the Office of Management and Budget, is now also the acting leader of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, according to a source familiar with the situation. The source requested anonymity out of fear of retribution. Senior executives at CFPB, the federal consumer finance watchdog, were informed Friday night that Vought was taking the helm as acting director of the bureau. He replaces Treasury Secretary Scott...