The Supreme Court said the president can fire the CFPB director at will but it refused to strike down the entire bureau. The court held that the for-cause provision can simply be severed from the rest of the statute.

The CFPB is rushing to get certain rulemakings done this year as the presidential election looms. Most items on the CFPB’s to-do list have deadlines in the fall.

A recently issued interim final rule allows mortgage servicers to offer certain COVID-19-related loss-mitigation assistance without a complete borrower application.