So who won CFPB case?

Court ruling on CFPB constitutionality could be “blessing in disguise” for agency

Republicans celebrated and consumer advocates have decried an Oct. 11 ruling that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unconstitutional, but the ruling might actually derail Republican efforts to revamp the regulator.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found the regulator’s single-director leadership structure is unconstitutional.

However, rather than suggesting adoption of a commission—something Republicans

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