CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU v. ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS

  1. June 15, 2016

    CFPB To Appeal Blocked Demand For For-Profit Schools Docs

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it planned to appeal a judge’s decision blocking it from serving a for-profit college accrediting group with a civil investigative demand.

  2. April 21, 2016

    CFPB Can't Force For-Profit School Group To Turn Over Info

    A D.C. federal judge on Thursday said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cannot force a for-profit college accrediting group to comply with an investigative demand to determine its method for accrediting schools, as the agency lacks authority under existing consumer protection laws.

  3. February 10, 2016

    Judge Skeptical Of CFPB Reach In For-Profit College Probe

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday appeared concerned that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's subpoena of a for-profit college accrediting group as part of a probe into the industry's lending practices constitutes a "fishing expedition" and asked why the agency doesn't just target individual schools for consumer violations.