Judge rules Trump administration must fund watchdog agency it hopes to shut down

Published December 30, 2025 4:02pm ET



A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to fund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after it argued that it was legally barred from funding the agency.

The administration and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought wanted to shutter the CFPB for good and conduct mass firings in February, but the courts had stalled their efforts. A court order currently bars the administration from closing the CFPB.

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