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Despite constitutional violation, court rejects broad relief for shareholders of mortgage giants

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Wednesday’s decision did the same for the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and a White House official indicated within an hour of the ruling that President Joe Biden intends to replace Mark Calabria, the Trump appointee currently heading the FHFA, “with an appointee who reflects the administration’s values.”.

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Another separation-of-powers case, press access to trials, and maritime insurance

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This one arises from the financing mechanism used for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, established as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in the wake of the financial crash that precipitated the Great Recession. Community Financial Services Association of America, Ltd.