The decision leaves in limbo a bureau created after the Great Recession to safeguard against fraud, abuse and deceptive practices.

A member of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency allegedly kept CFPB staffers working for 36 hours straight to send out mass layoff notices at the agency, screaming at those he thought were

A federal judge on Friday temporarily paused layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that impacted nearly 90% of the banking regulator’s workforce. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson made the announcement in the courtroom but said a written order would be released later Friday, according to multiple reports.