Group of 10 Consumer Advocates File Amicus Brief in Case on Constitutionality of CFPB Structure

On Wednesday, November 30th, a collection of ten consumer advocacy groups filed an amicus brief asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to review its decision en banc in PHH Corp. v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (United States Court of Appeals, D.C. Cir., Case No. 15-cv-01177).

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In that case, decided October 11th, 2016, a Court of Appeals panel ruled that the CFPB’s single-director structure is unconstitutional. The CFPB asked the D.C. Court of Appeals for a rehearing by filing a petition on Friday, November 18th, 2016.