CFPB late fee lawsuit moved back to DC court

This round of jurisdictional ping pong goes to the CFPB.

A federal judge in Texas has bounced a lawsuit challenging the consumer protection agency’s credit card late fees cap back to Washington, D.C, Reuters reported Tuesday (May 28).

U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth ordered the case be moved out of his court for the second time, after a federal appeals court had previously blocked him from doing so but then later gave up jurisdiction.

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