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CFPB again told it must request funds from Fed

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Dive Brief: - A federal judge in California ruled Friday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s refusal last year to request funding from the Federal Reserve was unlawful. - Judge Edward J. Davila called the CFPB’s arguments “unpersuasive” and “deficient,” and ordered the agency to continue soliciting funding from the central bank, according to a Friday court filing in U.S. District Court...
The strongest version of this narrative highlights a judicial rebuke of what appears to be a politically motivated attempt to defund a consumer protection agency. The ruling underscores the CFPB’s statutory independence, designed to shield it from partisan interference—a principle Judge Davila explicitly defended. The pattern here aligns with broader efforts to undermine regulatory agencies through funding restrictions, a tactic that avoids direct legislative confrontation while achieving simila...