US Senator Elizabeth Warren is speaking out against efforts to weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an agency she helped create in 2007.
She has criticized both President Donald Trump and Elon Musk for their role in cutting support for the agency, which protects consumers from financial misconduct.
On February 13, up to 100 CFPB employees were laid off after acting CFPB head Russell Vought, appointed by President Trump, blocked new funding. This decision followed the agenda of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency’s Workforce Optimization Initiative (DOGE), which aims to reduce government spending.
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In a February 12 interview with Mother Jones, Warren stated:
The CFPB was created by Congress, and Congress — not Elon Musk, not Donald Trump — is the only one that can shut it down.
She argued that big banks have opposed the agency from the beginning because it prevents them from making money through deceptive practices. According to Warren, the CFPB has helped recover at least $21 billion for consumers who were affected by financial scams.
Warren believes Musk and President Trump’s motives go beyond budget cuts. She suggested that weakening the CFPB helps distract from inflation concerns while also making it easier for Musk to push his vision for X.
She noted that Musk has faced financial losses with X and is working to turn it into a financial platform that handles users’ personal financial data. “He is moving to get the CFPB out of the way just before he launches his money platform,” Warren said, comparing it to a bank robber firing security before entering a bank.
Meanwhile, on January 16, the CFPB faced a lawsuit against two technology organizations, TechNet and NetChoice. What happened? Read the full story.
