Elon Musk, the world's richest man, could have access to sensitive information about tens of millions of student loan borrowers.

Days after his swearing-in, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Elon Musk and his team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency access to the agency’s federal payments system, which essentially operates as the country’s central bank account.

Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency have been granted access to a sensitive Treasury Department payment system containing personal data of millions of Americans receiving tax refunds,