CFPB HQ shuts down amid DOGE takeover
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's headquarters in Washington will be closed all week as the Trump administration continues to take aim at the government watchdog charged with safeguarding American consumers’ finances, according to an email obtained by ABC News.
"Dear Colleagues: The DC Headquarters Building will be closed this week (2/10-2/14). Employees and contractors are to work remotely unless instructed otherwise from our Acting Director or his designee," the email sent to staff on Sunday from CFPB Chief Operating Officer Adam Martinez reads.
The CFPB's move to close its offices to staff mimics the playbook Elon Musk's DOGE used as it moved to shut down USAID last week, as staff were informed late Sunday that offices would be closed and they should work from home.

ABC News previously reported that Russell Vought, the newly confirmed director of the Office of Management and Budget, had been named acting director of the CFPB and informed staff over the weekend to “cease all supervision and examination activity” and “cease all stakeholder engagement” effective immediately.
DOGE staffers gained access to CFPB on Thursday and the agency's chief operating officer informed staff via email that DOGE employees had entered the agency’s offices in D.C. and would require “read-only access” to key internal systems, according to an email reviewed by ABC News.
-ABC News’ Will Steakin and Elizabeth Schulze







