May 10, 2018
A California law firm that's asking the Ninth Circuit to free it from a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau civil investigative demand pressed its challenge to the constitutionality of the agency's structure on Wednesday, citing recent criticism from CFPB acting Director Mick Mulvaney that the agency he leads "is far too powerful."
March 20, 2018
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to reject a law firm's challenge to a subpoena, saying the firm's argument that CFPB directors serve allegedly unconstitutional terms that can't be cut short is moot, because the agency's current acting director can be ousted by the president at will.
December 01, 2017
A law firm urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to free it from having to respond to a subpoena from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, arguing that the agency's structure is unconstitutional since it's headed by a single director who has "vast," unrestrained power.
September 11, 2017
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asked a federal appeals panel on Friday to reject a law firm's challenge to an administrative subpoena it received as part of an investigation into a debt relief scheme, saying the firm's argument would ultimately prove meritless.