A union filed two lawsuits against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Acting Director Russell Vought on Sunday after Vought issued a series of directives halting much of the bureau's activity.

The order to shutter the agency’s headquarters follows another order issued Saturday by Mr. Vought, who also leads the Office of Management and Budget, telling agency employees to halt nearly all their work.

Russell Vought, who was confirmed by the Senate as the head of the Office of Management and Budget on Thursday, took over control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday night, the Wall Street Journal reported,