Democrats Sue to Block CFPB Demise

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general sued Monday to stop the Trump administration's latest efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

- BY DYLAN TOKAR

The CFPB, created after the 2008 financial crisis to protect consumers from predatory payday lenders and other abusive financial practices, has been mostly closed since February. Long a target of Republicans, the agency has become ground zero in a