Vought’s Latest CFPB Plan Sent to Judge Who Halted Mass Firings

June 20, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC

Acting CFPB Director Russell Vought’s new plan to slash the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is set to go before the federal district court judge in Washington who previously blocked him from firing up to 90% of the agency’s staff.

Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the US District Court for the District of Columbia will review the latest reduction-in-force plan after the full DC Circuit remanded the case in an order Friday. The appeals court has been weighing a split panel decision from last August allowing Vought to conduct mass CFPB firings.

Vought is now seeking to eliminate around half of ...

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