The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created by Congress in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to protect American consumers from predatory behavior in the financial sector. The agency has faced many attacks, even as recently as 2024, but the Supreme Court overwhelmingly upheld its constitutionality. Despite its congressional mandate, the Trump administration is attempting to dismantle the CFPB. Elon Musk's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), following its usual pattern of illegally bulldozing agencies, changed part of the website and accessed agency data, including HR and payroll systems, as well as financial information and enforcement records. Musk posted “CFPB RIP” on X (formerly known as Twitter), which is also launching a digital banking service that would likely have been regulated by the agency. President Trump also appointed Russell Vought as Acting Director of the CFPB. Within days of his appointment, Vought issued a stop-work order and refused to request critical funds, effectively hamstringing the agency. Undermining the agency means undermining protections for consumers on critical issues like credit reporting and discriminatory lending, and it means the CFPB cannot continue litigating cases like those that recover billions of dollars for consumers.