The CFPB was established when Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law. The statute was enacted to prevent the events that led to the 2008 Great Recession, the most profound economic crash and downturn since the 1929 Great Depression.

Google filed a lawsuit Friday against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after the agency issued an order placing the tech giant under federal supervision due to concerns about Google Pay, according to multiple outlets,

The CFPB said on Friday that it has “reasonable cause to determine that Google has engaged in conduct that poses risks to consumers,” based on customer complaints about Google Pay.

The federal watchdog noted that a call for supervision is not the same as finding Google guilty of wrongdoing. Google has already taken legal taken to block the watchdog's decision, Reuters reports.

US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently put Google under supervision The federal action comes amid consumer complaints Google says the regulation would be a burden The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently announced it has placed Google Payment Corp,

The move follows CFPB’s announcement that it would exercise supervisory authority over Google Payment Corp. Google has initiated legal action against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), challenging the federal agency’s decision to supervise Google Pay.