According to a Law360 report, the D.C. federal district court has denied the request of the plaintiffs in State National Bank of Big Spring, Texas, et al. v. Lew, et al. to consolidate their case with PHH on appeal to the D.C. Circuit.

In July 2016, the D.C. federal district court rejected the plaintiffs’ attempt in State National Bank of Big Spring to invalidate the actions taken by Director Cordray while he was a recess appointee. … Continue Reading

Last Friday, the D.C. Circuit entered an order granting PHH’s motion for leave to file a supplemental response to the CFPB’s petition for rehearing en banc.  On December 22, PHH and the United States filed responses to the CFPB’s petition with the D.C. Circuit.

In its motion for leave to file a supplemental response, PHH asserted that, in its response, the United States argued that the D.C.… Continue Reading

The plaintiffs in State National Bank of Big Spring, Texas, et al. v. Lew, et al. want the D.C. federal district court to hold a status conference to determine how their case “can be most efficiently adjudicated” in light of the CFPB’s petition to the D.C. Circuit for rehearing en banc in PHH.… Continue Reading

PHH has filed a reply to the CFPB’s opposition to PHH’s motion for leave to file a supplemental response to the CFPB’s petition for rehearing en banc.  On December 22, PHH and the United States filed responses to the CFPB’s petition with the D.C. Circuit.  The D.C. Circuit had invited the Solicitor General to file a response expressing the views of the United States.… Continue Reading

The CFPB has opposed the motion filed by PHH for leave to file a supplemental response to the CFPB’s petition for rehearing en banc.  On December 22, PHH and the United States filed responses to the CFPB’s petition with the D.C. Circuit.  The D.C. Circuit had invited the Solicitor General to file a response expressing the views of the United States.… Continue Reading

PHH and the United States have filed responses with the D.C. Circuit to the CFPB’s petition for rehearing en banc.  The D.C. Circuit invited the Solicitor General to file a response expressing the views of the United States and entered an order requiring both PHH and the SG to file their responses by December 22.… Continue Reading

The D.C. Circuit has entered an order that provides the response of the United States to the CFPB’s petition for rehearing en banc is due by December 22, 2016.  The order also provides that PHH can file its response by December 22.

In an order filed on November 23, 2016, the D.C.… Continue Reading

A group of 21 current and former members of Congress and a group of 10 consumer advocacy organizations have filed amicus briefs in support of the CFPB’s petition filed with the D.C. Circuit seeking a rehearing of its decision in CFPB v PHH Corporation.

Under D.C. Circuit Rules, “[n]o amicus curiae brief in response to or in support of a petition for rehearing en banc will be received by the clerk except by invitation of the court.” … Continue Reading

A blog post entitled “The President’s Removal Power and the PHH Litigation” by Aditya Bamzai, an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law, challenges the assumption of many observers that the new President would have to let the PHH litigation run its course before acting to remove Director Cordray.… Continue Reading

The D.C. Circuit has entered an order directing PHH Corporation to file a response to the CFPB’s petition for rehearing en banc in CFPB v. PHH Corporation.

The order, filed November 23, 2016, requires PHH to file its response within 15 days.  It also invites the Solicitor General to file a response to the petition for rehearing en banc, expressing the views of the United States, but does not set a date by which the Solicitor General must file any response. … Continue Reading