A federal judge has agreed to block the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. U.S.

The CFPB emerged in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis with the mission of "enforcing federal consumer financial laws and protecting consumers." As of December 2024, the CFPB reported it had recovered up to $21 billion in compensation, debt cancellation and other forms of relief for American consumers.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued a preliminary injunction Friday that blocks the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau .