A federal judge in Baltimore on Friday rejected the city's effort to temporarily block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from emptying its reserves and returning the money to the U.S. Federal Reserve or Department of the Treasury.

A federal judge denied a request from the city of Baltimore to put a temporary stop on the Trump administration’s efforts to send the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s reserve funds back to the Federal Reserve or the Treasury Department.

A federal judge in Maryland ruled against the City of Baltimore's attempt to block cuts to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau program funding on procedural grounds.

A Biden-appointed judge was wary of overstepping his authority to block what he said was not a “final agency action” by the CFPB.