Judge Halts CFPB Mass Layoffs Amid Legal Uncertainty

April 18, 2025, 1:20 pm

A federal judge intervened in the Trump administration’s plan to fire nearly 1500 employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The judge’s decision to pause the mass layoffs is pending a detailed review of whether the administration’s actions violated a court order. This legal intervention has temporarily secured the positions of CFPB workers and cast uncertainty on the agency’s future restructuring plans, pending further judicial and administrative scrutiny.

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