The ruling on Thursday tried to block the Trump government to dismiss employees at eight federal agencies, including the CFPB and VA, after a series of executive orders. According to Reporting by ReutersAmerican district court judge Christopher Cooper in Washington, DC, said he did not have the power to hear the matter.
The massive dismissals come when President Donald Trump Elon Musk and his unofficial Ministry of Government have been commissioned efficiency (Doge) with the lowering of the size of the federal government. The CFPB has been a certain target, with a series of interim directors who close many of the functions of the agency and close its head office.
More recently, former Federal Housing Financing Office (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria was tapped for an interim role at the agency, while he filled in while Trump’s pick for permanent director, Jonathan McKernan, is waiting for Senate confirmation. Calabria is reportedly also leading an attempt by Trump to control all independent federal agencies under the control of the White house Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Thousands of federal employees have already received notification of dismissals or have offered buyouts. The Trump administration announced that it is 50% of the employees at the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD), and other reports claim that these cuts will include up to 40% of the employees at the Federal Housing Administration (Fha).
A former HUD officer who spoke to it Housing And the anonymity to discuss that sensitive plans are still taking shape, said that the dismissal could influence important programs that mortgage providers and investors trust. These include project-based rental assistance, section 202 programs for seniors and even financial losses for the National MortGage Insurance Fund.
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