On July 6, 2018, Leandra English, through her attorney via Twitter, announced she would be resigning from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”)....more
The battle for control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) raged on last Thursday during oral argument before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in English v. Trump....more
In response to “the void left by the Trump Administration’s pullback of the [CFPB],” the New Jersey Attorney General recently announced that Paul R. Rodriguez will be serve at the Director of the New Jersey Division of...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: One court upholds protection of Dodd-Frank limiting the President’s removal authority, while another court stifles a challenge against Mulvaney serving as acting Director of CFPB....more
2/7/2018
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Administrative Appointments ,
Article III ,
Banking Sector ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Independent Director ,
PHH Corp. v CFPB ,
Popular ,
Presidential Appointments ,
Removal For-Cause ,
Standing ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request to remove Mick Mulvaney as the CFPB’s acting director, finding that the President has authority to appoint the acting director despite former CFPB Director...more
1/17/2018
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Administrative Appointments ,
Appeals ,
Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Vacancies Reform Act ,
Notice of Appeal ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Presidential Appointments ,
Trump Administration