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Trump admin presents new plan to slash two thirds of consumer watchdog workforce

By Thomson Reuters Apr 1, 2026 | 9:32 AM

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has developed a fresh plan to slash the workforce at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by about two ​thirds, stepping back from earlier efforts to get rid ‌of nearly 90% of all employees, court documents showed.

In a filing submitted Tuesday evening to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the Justice Department said the new plans showed the ‌administration ​will not shut down the CFPB entirely, ⁠as a lower court ⁠had found they planned to do. CFPB representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

(Reporting by Douglas Gillison in Washington; Editing ​by Chizu Nomiyama )