Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a new plan in the fight to bring down historically high interest rates, and it’s got ...
Trump Names Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, to Lead the Consumer Bureau
The secretary replaces Rohit Chopra, who had aggressively sought to expand the bureau’s authority over banks and other ...
Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Donald Trump has tasked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with serving as the acting director of the Consumer ...
Treasury Installs Musk Ally to Oversee Its Payment System
Tom Krause, a software executive, is the Treasury Department’s fiscal assistant secretary with access to a system that ...
Democrats call for investigation into Musk access of Treasury payment systems
Two Senate Democrats called for an investigation Tuesday into tech billionaire Elon Musk’s access of Department of Treasury ...
Warren presses Treasury secretary over Musk access to payments system
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday demanding to know what access ...
Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acting director of CFPB, as former head Chopra confirms he is out
But the agency has since been targeted by trade groups who unsuccessfully argued that the CFPB's funding violated the U.S.
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Bribery trial of former Portage Mayor James Snyder set for Sept. 15
U.S. District Judge Gretchen Lund set the Sept. 15 trial date after consulting with the U.S. attorney's office and Snyder's ...
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Musk rips 'fraudulent' Treasury handouts as reports mount DOGE has access to federal payment system
Musk's post came just ahead of the New York Times reporting Saturday afternoon that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted DOGE personnel access to the payment system. The Treasury spends ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Is Named Acting Head of CFPB
Newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now also the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Treasury official quits after resisting Musk’s requests on payments
On Friday, Lebryk — who had briefly served as acting Treasury secretary until the confirmation of Scott Bessent this week — told colleagues that he would retire after more than 35 years of ...