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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Shrai Popat

Judge says Trump administration must continue funding consumer watchdog

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Russell Vought in Washington DC on 10 April. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters

A federal judge has ordered that the Trump administration must allow funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to continue.

The watchdog, which supporters say protects US consumers from financial harm by powerful banks, lenders and corporations, is at risk of collapsing after Donald Trump vowed to shutter it since he returned to office this year.

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