Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America et al v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau et al

  1. April 15, 2025

    Judge Vacates CFPB's Credit Card Late Fee Rule

    A Texas federal judge on Tuesday vacated the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's $8 credit card late fee rule after the agency reached a deal with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other trade groups to settle their litigation over the agency's Biden-era rule.

  2. April 14, 2025

    CFPB To Vacate Credit Card Late Fee Rule In Deal With Banks

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday it has agreed to vacate as unlawful its $8 credit card late fee rule as part of a deal with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other trade groups to settle their litigation over the agency's Biden-era rule.

  3. February 27, 2025

    More CFPB Attys Departing Amid Agency Uncertainty

    Two more Consumer Financial Protection Bureau litigators are leaving the agency as it faces uncertainty due to the new presidential administration, including an attorney who has been with the agency since its creation in 2011.

  4. February 21, 2025

    CFPB's $8 Late Fee Rule On Ropes As Banks Move In For Kill

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other trade groups have urged a Texas federal judge to strike down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's $8 credit card late fee rule once and for all, saying, among other things, that the CFPB is itself a "veritable issue-spotter of constitutional law violations."

  5. December 06, 2024

    CFPB Loses Bid To Unfreeze Credit Card Late Fee Rule

    A Texas federal judge Friday refused to lift a preliminary injunction blocking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's $8 credit card late fee rule from taking effect, ruling that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other trade groups are likely to succeed in their challenge to the rule.

  6. August 27, 2024

    CFPB Late Fee Rule Has Slim Ties To Fort Worth, Judge Says

    A Texas federal judge had stern words for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce during a Tuesday hearing over a lawsuit challenging the CFPB's new credit card late fee rule in Fort Worth, saying that if judges' impartiality is in question "we need to just turn it in" as a country.

  7. August 20, 2024

    Local Chamber Can't Keep CFPB Case In Texas, Agency Says

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told a Texas federal judge that the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce has, at most, a flimsy connection to a challenge to a new $8 credit card late fee rule, renewing its call to dismiss the local chamber and transfer the case in its latest brief.

  8. August 13, 2024

    Chamber Defends Texas Home For CFPB Late-Fee Rule Suit

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other trade associations battling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's $8 credit card late-fee rule told a Texas federal judge on Monday that the agency's latest bid to send the case to Washington, D.C., risks creating new rule challenge obstacles for local-level business groups and should be rejected.

  9. August 09, 2024

    Biz Groups Urge Keeping CFPB's $8 Late Fee Cap On Ice

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Bankers Association and other trade group plaintiffs have urged a Texas federal judge to leave in place an injunction staying the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule capping most credit card late fees at $8, saying the lowered fee would not serve as a sufficient deterrent for consumers.

  10. July 29, 2024

    CFPB Cites Thomas In New Bid To Transfer Late Fee Rule Suit

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday took another whack at getting an industry-backed legal challenge to its $8 credit card late fee rule transferred from Texas federal court to Washington, D.C., this time drawing on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for a little rhetorical help.