PHH Corporation, et al v. CFPB

  1. March 07, 2017

    DC Circ. Rejects Motions To Intervene In CFPB Litigation

    The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday denied bids by both backers of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, including Democratic members of Congress and state attorneys general, and bureau opponents to involve themselves in a high-stakes appeal of a ruling that could alter the bureau’s leadership structure.

  2. March 06, 2017

    White House Wants Say On CFPB Structure In DC Circ.

    The Trump administration on Friday asked for permission to file an amicus brief in litigation that could alter the leadership structure at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and gave a hint that the bureau may no longer have the backing in the case that was provided by the Obama administration.

  3. February 21, 2017

    Mortgage Servicer Rips Efforts To Intervene In CFPB Review

    A mortgage servicer that convinced a D.C. Circuit panel that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's structure is unconstitutional asked the full court on Friday to reject a bid by advocacy groups, state attorneys general and members of Congress to let them fight the suit if President Donald Trump's Justice Department stops defending against it.

  4. February 16, 2017

    CFPB Wins Full DC Circ. Review Of Leadership Ruling

    The D.C. Circuit on Thursday granted a request from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for a full-panel rehearing of an October decision that ruled the federal consumer finance watchdog's structure unconstitutional.

  5. February 02, 2017

    DC Circ. Says 17 States, 2 Dem Lawmakers Can't Defend CFPB

    The D.C. Circuit on Thursday rejected petitions by 17 Democratic state attorneys general and two Democratic lawmakers who asked to intervene in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's appeal over whether its leadership should remain independent or fall under the purview of the president.

  6. January 23, 2017

    Democratic AGs Aim To Back CFPB In DC Circuit

    Democratic attorneys general from 16 states and the District of Columbia on Monday asked to intervene in a high-stakes case that could weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, arguing that the Trump administration’s hostility to the federal consumer finance watchdog made their support for the bureau necessary.

  7. January 02, 2017

    Consumer Protection Cases To Watch In 2017

    The coming year will likely be a big one for consumer protection attorneys, with ongoing litigation accusing major players such as Wells Fargo and Volkswagen of shady business practices and decisions that could mean big changes for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission seemingly poised to land before the U.S. Supreme Court. Here, Law360 highlights the top consumer protection cases of 2017.

  8. January 02, 2017

    Banking Litigation To Watch In 2017

    Much like the policy landscape, the litigation landscape for banks and their regulators is set to shift in 2017 as a battle over the leadership structure at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau moves farther into the appeals process and the ability of municipalities to sue financial institutions is potentially set to be curtailed by the U.S. Supreme Court.

  9. December 23, 2016

    Govt. Wants Rehearing In Case Challenging CFPB Structure

    The U.S. government said that a D.C. Circuit panel wrongly determined that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s single-director leadership structure was unconstitutional and pushed for a review of the case by the circuit’s full panel of judges.

  10. November 18, 2016

    CFPB Asks Full DC Circ. To Save Single-Director Structure

    The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau on Friday urged the entire D.C. Circuit to tackle a generational separation of powers question and review a ruling by three of its judges that the agency's single-director structure is unconstitutional, arguing the ruling sabotages Congress' right to create an "independent agency."