PHH Corp. v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
1Concurring in the judgmentGriffith, Circuit Judge
I agree that the challenged features of the CFPB do not violate the Constitution, but for different reasons than the majority. My colleagues debate whether the agency*s Single-Director structure impermissi-bly interferes with the President’s ability to supervise the Executive Branch. But to make sense of that inquiry, we must first answer a more fundamental question: How difficult is it for the President to remove the Director? The President may remove the CFPB Director for “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.” After reviewing these removal grounds, I conclude they…
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