The Trump administration's Feb. 8 order that employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau halt much of their work amounts to an existential crisis for a government agency that itself was born from crisis.

The Trump administration has halted the CFPB’s activities, suspending consumer protections like overdraft fee caps and medical debt relief. Consumer advocates criticize the move, while industry groups support deregulation efforts,

Two top officials in the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resigned Tuesday as the Trump administration takes aim the bureau and its employees.