ANOTHER ONE: Records show a paid political advisor to Elon Musk is simultaneously helping to undo the CFPB for DOGE, earning up to $1M from a Musk LLC while helping dismantle an agency that regulates his boss’s companies. propublica.org/article/doge-e…

Ex-Chief of enforcement at CFPB writes in The New York Times op-ed that Trump II is unwinding even Trump I cases and settlements, making behind-closed-doors decisions that “effectively pardon corporate wrongdoers.” nytimes.com/2025/05/21/opi…

SEEKING ACTION: The Campaign Legal Center files a complaint with the IG based off our reporting, seeking a conflicts-of-interest investigation into DOGE aide who helped dismantle the bureau while holding as much as $715K in no-no stocks. campaignlegal.org/update/holding…

IMPACT: Dem senators — citing our reporting along with POLITICO and The Associated Press — are asking DOJ and IGs to investigate whether DOGE aides detailed to CFPB, IRS and Treasury violated conflict of interest law by taking major actions while holding no-no stocks. propublica.org/article/doge-a…

D senators press CFPB’s Russ Vought to justify dropped Navy Federal Credit Union junk fee case — which included $80M to customers. Ruben Gallego says the dismissal suggests “commitment to service members is little more than lip service.” Via Konstantin Toropin military.com/daily-news/202…

WHAT A DETAIL: Congress has slashed CFPB’s budget in half. Trump has effectively shut it down. But OMB boss Russ Vought — who also runs CFPB — gets a $5M security detail footed by CFPB, per memo obtained by Eric Katz. govexec.com/management/202…

FOR IT BEFORE THEY WERE AGAINST IT: Joel Jacobs used FOIA to find GOP reps who voted to defund the CFPB earlier this year had referred their constituents to the agency when they were bilked by banks, lenders, etc…etc… propublica.org/article/cfpb-b…

NY WEIGHS IN: For the first time since ProPublica series details abuse, neglect in NY guardianships, expert panel advocates $15M annual investment, oversight of troubled system. But Governor Kathy Hochul won’t say whether she’ll adopt the plan. propublica.org/article/new-yo…

COURT OKS CFPB KO: DC appeals court rules 2-1 that Trump can resume major downsizing of CFPB, lifting lower court judge’s April preliminary injunction. reuters.com/legal/governme…

🚨 BREAKING: CFPB says that by Sept'23 "both Evolve and Synapse were aware that there was a deficit of tens of millions of dollars in funds that Evolve was holding for End Users" in just-released complaint: The CFPB complaint alleging Synapse violated the Consumer Financial