Author name: Ricky Vasquez

Watchdog lawsuit seeks FHFA records tied to Powell subpoenas

The Campaign for Accountability (CfA), a nonpartisan watchdog group, has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The group alleges the FHFA failed to comply with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that sought access to a report prepared by FHFA Director Bill Pulte about Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. CfA submitted […]

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Can Trump fire nearly all CFPB staff? Appeals court isn’t sure

Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget and acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.Bloomberg News Processing Content What’s at stake: The appeals court judges questioned whether various actions taken by the CFPB last year constituted a final agency action that is reviewable by a district court.   Key insight: The

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