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Plaintiffs free to appeal CFPB 1071 Rule after some plaintiffs drop their CFPB unlawful funding claim

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On August 26, 2024, Chief Judge Randy Crane in the E.D. Texas granted summary judgment to the CFPB, denied summary judgment to the trade groups and upheld the CFPB’s 1071 Rule (small business loan data collection rule)....more

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Texas Federal District Court Rejects All Administrative Procedure Act Challenges to CFPB’s Section 1071 Final Rule

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Monday, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) motion for summary judgment on all Administrative Procedure Act (APA) challenges brought...more

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Another target of CFPB enforcement action argues that lawsuit filed on August 23, 2023 must be dismissed because the CFPB lacked...

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We have recently blogged about two other actions in which this issue has been raised (one being a declaratory judgment action filed against the CFPB on July 23, 2024 in the E.D. Tex. and the other being an enforcement action...more

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Populus files motion to dismiss CFPB enforcement action based on fact that CFPB has been unlawfully funded by Fed when it had no...

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We have previously blogged about an enforcement action brought on July 12, 2022 by the CFPB against Populus Financial Group, Inc., d/b/a ACE Cash Express, Inc. in Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas...more

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Rent-to-Own Company Sues CFPB Over Authority to Regulate RTO Transactions

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Part 1 – The CFPB has no authority to investigate or sue Acima because, under Dodd-Frank and the appropriations Clause of the Constitution, it may only be funded out of combined earnings of the Federal Reserve System and...more

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Fifth Circuit orders CFPB to file a response to petition for rehearing en banc in CFSA case

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We recently reported that, upon remand from the Supreme Court (after it ruled that the CFPB’s funding mechanism is Constitutional), the plaintiff-trade groups filed a petition for rehearing en banc in the Fifth Circuit in the...more

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Plaintiff Trade Groups Petition for Rehearing En Banc in Challenge to Payday Lending Rule

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After the Supreme Court’s long-awaited 7-2 decision in CFSA v. CFPB that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB’s”) funding mechanism did not violate the appropriations clause of the U.S. Constitution, the case was...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month Webinar Recap: The CFPB and the Dust of June

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the June 2024 webinar....more

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Fifth Circuit Rules CFPB Credit Card Late Fee Rule Case Stays in Texas

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On June 18, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the plaintiffs’ petition for a writ of mandamus, effectively halting the transfer of the lawsuit challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau)...more

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Fifth Circuit (again) rejects transfer of credit card late fee case to D.C.

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On June 19, 2024, the Fifth Circuit dissolved the district court’s order transferring the case challenging the CFPB’s credit card late fee rule. In granting the writ of mandamus filed by the plaintiff trade associations...more

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CFPB announces March 30, 2025 compliance date for payday lending rule

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In a blog post published at the end of last week, the CFPB announced that its payday lending rule (Rule) would go into effect on March 30, 2025.  Because the Rule’s ability to pay requirements were rescinded, the only...more

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Director Rohit Chopra continues to dismiss arguments that the CFPB is unlawfully funded out of losses of Federal Reserve Banks

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On June 13, 2024, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra appeared before the House Financial Services Committee for a hearing, “The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.” As we expected, the House Financial...more

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Director Rohit Chopra gives the back of his hand to argument that CFPB is unlawfully funded out of losses of Federal Reserve Banks

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It took about an hour for someone on the Senate Finance Committee during its hearing today to mention the “elephant in the room” — namely, the fact that the CFPB is only allowed under Dodd-Frank to be funded out of “combined...more

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A reply to Professor Levitin’s arguments as to why the Fed, notwithstanding its losses, can still lawfully fund the CFPB

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Yesterday, I published a blog post highlighting the flaws in the arguments made by Professor Jeff Sovern in his recent article in the Consumer Law & Policy Blog for why the Fed, notwithstanding its losses, can still lawfully...more

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A reply to Professor Sovern’s arguments as to why the Fed, notwithstanding its losses, can still lawfully fund the CFPB

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Although neither the CFPB, the Federal Reserve Board, nor the Treasury has responded to Professor Emeritus Hal Scott’s op-ed on May 20 in the Wall Street Journal, my interview with Professor Scott on our Consumer Finance...more

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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Did the Supreme Court Hand the CFPB a Pyrrhic Victory?

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Special guest Professor Hal Scott of Harvard Law School joins us today as we delve into the thought-provoking question of whether the Supreme Court’s recent decision in the landmark case of CFSA v. CFPB really hands the CFPB...more

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Explainer Things: Season 2 Episode 3

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It has been a busy time for us at Explainer Things. Awards season is over, but the fintech regulatory drama is in midseason form. The star of this episode is of course the Supreme Court’s decision on the future of the CFPB....more

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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds CFPB’s Funding Mechanism as Constitutional

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On May 16, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, determining once and for all that the...more

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Supreme Court Upholds CFPB’s Funding Structure

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On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant opinion in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Ltd., upholding the funding structure of the Consumer...more

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The Consequences of the US Supreme Court’s Decision Upholding the CFPB’s Funding Structure

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On May 16, 2024, the US Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) funding structure in a decision that will have significant ramifications on both the CFPB’s rulemaking...more

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What the CFPB’s Supreme Court Victory Means for Financial Institutions

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Until recently, the most popular topic of discussion in the financial services world has been the outcome of the Supreme Court case CFPB v. Community Financial Services Association of America, regarding the constitutionality...more

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SCOTUS Upholds Constitutionality of CFPB’s Funding Mechanism

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in CFPB v. Cmty. Fin. Servs. Assn. of Am., Ltd. upholding the funding structure of the CFPB. The Fifth Circuit had determined that the CFPB’s funding mechanism—drawing funds from the...more

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Was it a pyrrhic victory for the CFPB in the Supreme Court in CFSA v. CFPB?

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On May 16, Justice Thomas issued the majority opinion in which the Supreme Court held, by a 7-2 vote, that the CFPB’s funding mechanism comported with the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution which states, in relevant...more

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Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split ‎and Decides CFPB's Funding Structure Is Constitutional

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On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved the Circuit Split discussed in our prior QuickStudy and ruled in a 7-2 decision that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) funding structure does not violate the...more

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United States Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Funding Mechanism

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Last Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld the Congressional funding mechanism used to fund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), overruling a Fifth Circuit decision that found the funding mechanism violated the...more

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