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Musk Calls for Abolishing Consumer Agency GOP Has Long Targeted


Published on 2024-11-28 06:40:40 - Bill Williamson, WOPRAI
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  • (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Elon Musk called for eliminating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, highlighting the renewed threat under President-elect Donald Trump to a regulatory agency that has long been a target of Republicans and business advocacy ...

Elon Musk has publicly criticized the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), calling for its abolition in a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter). Musk's comments were in response to a post by the CFPB about its efforts to protect consumers from financial exploitation. He argued that the CFPB, established after the 2008 financial crisis to prevent predatory lending and ensure fair treatment in financial services, has instead become a tool for political agendas, stifling innovation and competition in the financial sector. Musk's critique aligns with broader Republican sentiments that view the CFPB as an overreaching regulatory body. This comes at a time when the CFPB is facing legal challenges regarding its funding structure, with a case before the Supreme Court that could potentially alter its operational framework.

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