At a time when many Republicans are urging President Trump to weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,<br />a federal judge has now upheld its authority to issue a subpoena in a housing finance investigation.<br />A federal judge upheld the the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s authority to issue a subpoena in a housing finance investigation.<br />Sarah Edelman, director of housing policy for the left-leaning Center for American Progress, said, “This is an example of how the bureau stands up for Americans — it is a nimble agency<br />that doesn’t fall victim to the typical loopholes that companies use to get around the rules Congress has put in place to protect our pocketbooks.”<br />Yet the ruling comes at a time when the future of the bureau is very much in doubt.
