Former officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Elon Musk’s payment-business aspirations were driving his efforts to hobble the agency. Former officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Elon Musk’s payment-business aspirations were driving his efforts to hobble the agency. Conflicts of Interest, Mobile Commerce and Payments, United States Politics and Government, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Banking and Financial Institutions, Social Media, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Government Efficiency Department (US), X (Formerly Twitter), Musk, Elon, Vought, Russell T, Trump, Donald J NYT > Business
Elon Musk’s Attacks on CFPB Remove Obstacle to Building ‘X Money’
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