President Donald Trump has fired Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB), whose term was set to expire in October 2026.
Chopra’s temporary replacement will be Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who will lead the CFPB until a permanent director is appointed.
The CFPB was created
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