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Judge blocks Trump effort to shutter Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is charged with ensuring fair financial practices [Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo]

A federal judge has ordered a halt to attempts under President Donald Trump to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an independent government agency charged with investigating and preventing financial malpractice.

On Friday, US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson granted a request from employees, advocates and union representatives to issue a preliminary injunction, preventing the bureau from being shuttered while court proceedings continue.

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