CFPB Union
@nteu335.bsky.social
Representing over 1,100 workers nationwide at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. CFPB workers have returned over $21 billion to millions of Americans since 2012
www.nteu335.org
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Make sense of this for us: Trump and Vought have spent a year trying to destroy the CFPB even though "we're THE agency to help consumers with the affordability crisis."
The CFPB experienced an exceptionally turbulent year. Here's why
It's been a challenging year for the consumer watchdog agency, as the Trump administration has tried to deny it funding and lay off most of its staff.
www.npr.org
January 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Make sense of this for us: Trump and Vought have spent a year trying to destroy the CFPB even though "we're THE agency to help consumers with the affordability crisis."
"One way to address the problem of affordability is simply to let the CFPB do its important work," former CFPB Director Rich Cordray. #stopvought #savecfpb
Donald Trump’s Wrong Turn on Affordability
Picking the CFPB as one of DOGE’s first targets reflected a lack of recognition of the likely consequences.
contrarian.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
"One way to address the problem of affordability is simply to let the CFPB do its important work," former CFPB Director Rich Cordray. #stopvought #savecfpb
The attack on the Federal Reserve by the Trump administration started last year, as it attempted to illegally shutter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the newest member of the Federal Reserve System.
We invite you to our next picket, Chair Powell!
@stopvought @savecfpb
We invite you to our next picket, Chair Powell!
@stopvought @savecfpb
Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell
The investigation, which centers on renovations of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters in Washington, signals an escalation in the long-running clash between President Trump and the chair.
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:52 PM
The attack on the Federal Reserve by the Trump administration started last year, as it attempted to illegally shutter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the newest member of the Federal Reserve System.
We invite you to our next picket, Chair Powell!
@stopvought @savecfpb
We invite you to our next picket, Chair Powell!
@stopvought @savecfpb
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Trump's "mastermind" Vought is stymied once again in his yearlong crusade to protect corporations and screw over consumers by shutting down the CFPB. Despite his best efforts to bankrupt the CFPB, today he officially complied w/ a court order to keep it funded. www.courtlistener.com/docket/69624...
January 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Trump's "mastermind" Vought is stymied once again in his yearlong crusade to protect corporations and screw over consumers by shutting down the CFPB. Despite his best efforts to bankrupt the CFPB, today he officially complied w/ a court order to keep it funded. www.courtlistener.com/docket/69624...
These guys are all losers...
11 months after Elon tweeted “CFPB RIP.” Aging about as well as his promises of Tesla robotaxis and colonizing Mars.
Through gritted teeth, acting CFPB Director Russell Vought asked the Fed to send over $145 million for the CFPB to operate after a federal judge said he had to.
news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/...
January 12, 2026 at 2:24 PM
These guys are all losers...
For this man and his rich friends, Trump and Vought Vought have let companies keep $18 Billion owed to consumers, including an $80 million refund for service members and refused another $1 Billion in financial relief for consumers. #stopvought #savecfpb
Jamie Dimon’s $770 Million Haul Shows How Bankers Are on Top Again
The Trump administration is lifting regulations, and deal making is heating up. For Jamie Dimon, being JPMorgan Chase’s chief executive was more lucrative in 2025 than ever.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
For this man and his rich friends, Trump and Vought Vought have let companies keep $18 Billion owed to consumers, including an $80 million refund for service members and refused another $1 Billion in financial relief for consumers. #stopvought #savecfpb
This is why Congress needs to impeach Vought and restore CFPB's funding. Remember we're talking about a man who took $5 million from operating funds for his personal body gaurds, then tried to shut the Bureau down citing a lack of funds. #stopvought #savecfpb
“The declining rates of relief show how dramatically the new leadership at the #CFPB has walked away from its obligations." @adamrust.bsky.social
CFPB under pressure as consumer complaints pile up
Regulatory retreat leaves banks exposed
www.thebanker.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
This is why Congress needs to impeach Vought and restore CFPB's funding. Remember we're talking about a man who took $5 million from operating funds for his personal body gaurds, then tried to shut the Bureau down citing a lack of funds. #stopvought #savecfpb
Makes one wonder why Congress is getting ready to move a budget that doesn't restore funding for the CFPB. #stopvought #savecfpb
“Unfortunately, this administration has gutted the agencies responsible for policing #fraud and #scams, and it appears that even the banks are realizing the systemic abandonment of #financial protection infrastructure compromises their interests,” @adamrust.bsky.social
Digital Robbery Scams Are on the Rise
Financial fraud has exploded in the past few years, with consumers reporting more than $12.5 billion in losses in 2024. President Donald Trump’s deregulatory agenda isn’t helping.
jacobin.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Makes one wonder why Congress is getting ready to move a budget that doesn't restore funding for the CFPB. #stopvought #savecfpb
If you consider yourself an ally of consumer financial protection, ask yourself if you want to live in a world where a story like this can just skip mention of the CFPB. We need to demmand that Congress impeach Vought and restore CFPB funding. #stopvought #savecfpb
Major takeaways for federal agencies from the latest bipartisan spending package
The new "minibus" rejects many Trump proposals, from reorganizations to program eliminations.
www.govexec.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:43 PM
If you consider yourself an ally of consumer financial protection, ask yourself if you want to live in a world where a story like this can just skip mention of the CFPB. We need to demmand that Congress impeach Vought and restore CFPB funding. #stopvought #savecfpb
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I knew Trump was giving tax handouts to giant corporations, but I wanted to find out just how big ONE tax handout really was.
It's shocking.
It's shocking.
SHOCKING Trump tax handout.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I knew Trump was giving tax handouts to giant corporations, but I wanted to find out just how big ONE tax handout really was.
It's shocking.
It's shocking.
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It's week 49 of 208. We are 23.7% of the way through this bombastic attempt at actual governance.
In that time, we have found each other - #AltGov, #AltFam, & #AltCitizen - a dedicated coalition that stands for equality & justice.
We resist, not with violence, but with facts, morality, & humor.
In that time, we have found each other - #AltGov, #AltFam, & #AltCitizen - a dedicated coalition that stands for equality & justice.
We resist, not with violence, but with facts, morality, & humor.
January 2, 2026 at 4:17 AM
It's week 49 of 208. We are 23.7% of the way through this bombastic attempt at actual governance.
In that time, we have found each other - #AltGov, #AltFam, & #AltCitizen - a dedicated coalition that stands for equality & justice.
We resist, not with violence, but with facts, morality, & humor.
In that time, we have found each other - #AltGov, #AltFam, & #AltCitizen - a dedicated coalition that stands for equality & justice.
We resist, not with violence, but with facts, morality, & humor.
Just a friendly reminder that when Republicans like Russty Vought tell you they are for free markets, they are lying and picking winners and losers instead. #stopvought #savecfpb
Trump’s dismantling of consumer bureau creates headache for small banks
The president wants to eliminate the agency. Community lenders worry that will make them less competitive.
www.politico.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Just a friendly reminder that when Republicans like Russty Vought tell you they are for free markets, they are lying and picking winners and losers instead. #stopvought #savecfpb
December 12, 2025: CFPB Union NTEU 335 members rally after ten months of illegal efforts by Russell Vought and Donald Trump to shut down the CFPB. We are still fighting. #savecfpb #stopvought
January 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
December 12, 2025: CFPB Union NTEU 335 members rally after ten months of illegal efforts by Russell Vought and Donald Trump to shut down the CFPB. We are still fighting. #savecfpb #stopvought
February 8, 2025: CFPB Union NTEU 335 members protest after the new Administration locks us out of CFPB hq and orders us to cease work.
January 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
February 8, 2025: CFPB Union NTEU 335 members protest after the new Administration locks us out of CFPB hq and orders us to cease work.
"I went straight to the CFPB and I was navigated there to their consumer education tab where I was able to find out how to deal with fraud and scams. It gave me all the information I needed to know...my rights" -- Morgan Smith, consumer. #stopvought #savecfpb www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Trump’s funding cuts put America’s consumer watchdog on the brink of collapse
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has long been a target of conservatives and industry.
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"I went straight to the CFPB and I was navigated there to their consumer education tab where I was able to find out how to deal with fraud and scams. It gave me all the information I needed to know...my rights" -- Morgan Smith, consumer. #stopvought #savecfpb www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
When Bianca Jones, a 33-year-old special education teacher in Memphis, Tennessee, decided a couple of years ago that she wanted to buy a house, she started digging into her Experian credit report. She was shocked by what she found. #stopvought #savecfpb www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Trump’s funding cuts put America’s consumer watchdog on the brink of collapse
When Bianca Jones, a 33-year-old special education teacher in Memphis, Tennessee, decided a couple of years ago that she wanted to buy a house, she started digging into her Experian credit report. She...
www.reuters.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
When Bianca Jones, a 33-year-old special education teacher in Memphis, Tennessee, decided a couple of years ago that she wanted to buy a house, she started digging into her Experian credit report. She was shocked by what she found. #stopvought #savecfpb www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Yet another loss for Rusty Vought. Wonder how much longer Donald is going to put up with this? #stopvought #savecfpb
Trump administration must fund U.S. consumer finance watchdog, judge says
President Donald Trump and others have accused the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of politicized enforcement and called it a burden on free enterprise.
www.cnbc.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Yet another loss for Rusty Vought. Wonder how much longer Donald is going to put up with this? #stopvought #savecfpb
Fight back! Call Congress and demand they restore CFPB funding and impeach Russell Vought! 5calls.org/issue/cfpb-f...
December 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Fight back! Call Congress and demand they restore CFPB funding and impeach Russell Vought! 5calls.org/issue/cfpb-f...
“‘By empowering scammers, payday lenders, and other bad actors who routinely rip off consumers, Trump and Vought are taking money out of Americans’ wallets,’ said @reaxinewaters. Welcome back moneychangers! All is forgiven!” #stopvought #savecfpb newrepublic.com/article/2044...
December 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“‘By empowering scammers, payday lenders, and other bad actors who routinely rip off consumers, Trump and Vought are taking money out of Americans’ wallets,’ said @reaxinewaters. Welcome back moneychangers! All is forgiven!” #stopvought #savecfpb newrepublic.com/article/2044...
“‘By empowering scammers, payday lenders, and other bad actors who routinely rip off consumers, Trump and Vought are taking money out of Americans’ wallets,’ said @reaxinewaters. Welcome back moneychangers! All is forgiven!” #stopvought #savecfpb newrepublic.com/article/2044...
December 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“‘By empowering scammers, payday lenders, and other bad actors who routinely rip off consumers, Trump and Vought are taking money out of Americans’ wallets,’ said @reaxinewaters. Welcome back moneychangers! All is forgiven!” #stopvought #savecfpb newrepublic.com/article/2044...
Another chance for Donald and Thirsty Russ to lose big! #stopvought #savecfpb: apnews.com/article/cfpb...
21 Democratic-led states sue White House over consumer protection bureau funding
A coalition of 21 attorneys general from Democratic-led states has sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its director, Russell Vought.
apnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Another chance for Donald and Thirsty Russ to lose big! #stopvought #savecfpb: apnews.com/article/cfpb...
When banks bilk consumers, the CFPB is supposed to make them pay up. Instead, with the CFPB in the hands of Rusty Vought, banks have more money to spend infulencing elections. And the affordability crisis continues. #stopvought #savecfpb
Banks get their own $100 million bazooka
The nation’s largest banks are preparing to spend upwards of $100 million in the 2026 midterms through a 501(c)(4) announced this morning
punchbowl.news
December 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
When banks bilk consumers, the CFPB is supposed to make them pay up. Instead, with the CFPB in the hands of Rusty Vought, banks have more money to spend infulencing elections. And the affordability crisis continues. #stopvought #savecfpb
You can't say you care about affordability when you leave wronged consumers hanging in the breach. Abandoned complaints by the numbers:
Trump's CFPB to Nearly a Million Americans: Goodbye, We Prefer Not To Help You · Consumer Federation of America
If the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) were to close its doors today, 836,588 Americans would be left waiting for an answer to the complaints they have filed with the CFPB. According to…
consumerfed.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
You can't say you care about affordability when you leave wronged consumers hanging in the breach. Abandoned complaints by the numbers:
Russ Vought is looking more and more like a loser and an obstacle to Donald's message. Hard to argue you care about affordability when you stop giving money back to robbed consumers and spend $5 mil. on personal security instead. #stopvought #savecfpb
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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How gutting the CFPB clashes with affordability concerns
www.politico.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Russ Vought is looking more and more like a loser and an obstacle to Donald's message. Hard to argue you care about affordability when you stop giving money back to robbed consumers and spend $5 mil. on personal security instead. #stopvought #savecfpb
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Three-peat loser Russ Vought loses again! The DC Circuit grants our union's petition for rehearing en banc & re-ups a prior court order stopping Russ from illegally shuttering CFPB!
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nteu335.org/2025/12/18/c...
December 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Three-peat loser Russ Vought loses again! The DC Circuit grants our union's petition for rehearing en banc & re-ups a prior court order stopping Russ from illegally shuttering CFPB!
nteu335.org/2025/12/18/c...
nteu335.org/2025/12/18/c...