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Democrats Sue to Block CFPB Demise

The Wall Street Journal

December 23, 2025

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

This story is from the December 23, 2025 edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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