The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is facing a significant setback after its top enforcement official resigned, citing the drastic staff reductions implemented under the Trump administration. Cara Petersen, acting enforcement director, expressed her concerns in an email statement, highlighting the administration’s efforts to reduce the agency’s workforce by 90%. She argues this action has severely hampered the CFPB’s ability to uphold transparency, fairness, and competitive financial products for consumers. The resignation follows a wave of staff reductions, case dismissals, and the termination of negotiated settlements, which Petersen described as unprecedented and unique in her tenure at the bureau.