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On April 29, 2025, the Consumer Finance Monitor reported that the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has upheld a temporary injunction issued by Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. On April 18, Judge Jackson issued an order after finding that the CFPB's firings affected more employees than a layoff plan she had tried to stop earlier in the case. 

On April 24, 2025, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported that a San Diego Judge blocked the FinCEN order to require money services businesses to report transactions above $200 but not more than $10,000, but only in seven San Diego County ZIP codes. On March 11, 2025, FinCEN issued the notice requiring certain money services businesses along the southwest border of the United States to report and retain records of transactions in currency of more than $200 but not more than $10,000, and to verify the identity of persons presenting such transactions. 

On April 16, 2025, FinCEN updated its set of FAQs regarding its updated Geographic Targeting Order involving certain money services businesses in California and Texas on the southwest border. On March 24, 2025, FinCEN issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions in relation to the March 11 GTO requiring all money services businesses located in 30 ZIP Codes across California and Texas to file additional Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs) with FinCEN for transactions above $200 but not more than $10,000.

On April 5, 2025, the ABA Banking Journal reported that a federal court has vacated the CFPB’s rule on credit card late fees a day after the American Bankers Association and other plaintiffs reached an agreement with the bureau to end a lawsuit over the rule. Under the terms of the settlement with the plaintiffs, the CFPB acknowledged it exceeded its authority under the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act, and that the late fee rule violates the Administrative Procedure Act.