The CFPB’s participation in a memorandum brief filed by the Department of Justice in support of the constitutionality of a provision of the Fair Credit Reporting Act is the most recent example of the CFPB’s activist approach. As we reported, the CFPB previously announced that it’s committed to filing amicus briefs in cases involving federal consumer financial protection laws, and has already filed amicus briefs in at least four federal appellate court cases involving a Truth in Lending rescission issue and in two federal appellate court cases involving Fair Debt Collection Practices Act issues.… Continue Reading