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The acting head of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has instructed employees to discontinue ongoing investigations and oversight activities of financial institutions, according to a social media post by a Washington Post journalist on Saturday.

The reporter revealed that Russ Vought, who currently serves as the acting director of the consumer watchdog agency, distributed an internal email directing staff members to suspend all current investigations and cease their supervisory duties over banks. This information was shared by the journalist who claimed to have access to the email’s contents.