The fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, is uncertain as the agency and its workers have faced a tumultuous month of February so far, possibly leaving consumers with more questions than answers. Here's the latest and how it could affect consumers.

The fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in doubt as the Trump administration has ordered staff to stop investigations and other work. But CFPB says more than 303,000 Georgians have received more than $149 million from the CFPB’s Civil Penalty Fund since 2010.

Attorneys general from California and 21 other states, plus the District of Columbia, have filed a court brief seeking to prevent the dismantling of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The amicus brief,