Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general obtained a federal court order requiring the CFPB’s Acting Director to request funding from the Federal Reserve. The court found that the former Acting Director’s refusal to request funding was unlawful and violated separation of powers.
The court ordered the CFPB’s Acting Director to request funding from the Federal Reserve as directed by Congress. No monetary penalty was stated.
This action does not impose privacy-related contract obligations, but it highlights the importance of reviewing financial-services vendor and customer agreements for provisions addressing consumer complaints and regulatory cooperation. Check data-processing and information-sharing clauses to ensure complaint information can be provided to regulators where legally required, and review complaint escalation, recordkeeping, and reporting terms so the company can respond if CFPB processes or requirements change. Employee agreements are not specifically implicated.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
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Financial ServicesOfficial Press Release
https://www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/news-media-releases/ag-rayfield-wins-court-order-keeping-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-funded/
CFPB Opinion
https://www.doj.state.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CFPB-Opinion.pdf
Oregon Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.doj.state.or.us/consumer-protection/
"federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)"
"violated the Constitution’s separation of powers."
"The court found that former Acting Director Russell Vought’s refusal to request that money was unlawful and violated the Constitution’s separation of powers."
"The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon ordered CFPB’s Acting Director to request funding from the Federal Reserve, as directed by Congress."
"Attorney General Rayfield led 21 other attorneys general in suing."
A federal court granted summary judgment to Minnesota AG Keith Ellison and a coalition of 22 attorneys general in their lawsuit challenging the CFPB Acting Director’s decision not to seek funding. The court held the refusal unlawful and required the current Acting Director to request necessary funding so the CFPB can continue operating.
On April 17, 2026, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in sending a comment letter to CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought opposing the CFPB’s proposed strategic plan, which would drastically reduce agency staffing, weaken supervision of financial institutions, and curtail enforcement capacity. The coalition argues the plan would abdicate the CFPB’s statutory obligations, leave consumers vulnerable to fraud and scams, and shift enforcement burden to state agencies. The letter urges the CFPB to reverse course and maintain robust consumer protection efforts.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a multistate coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging NHTSA’s rollback of fuel economy standards. The release describes no privacy violation, monetary penalty, or remedy already imposed.
An Oregon judge rejected RealPage’s attempt to have the state’s rent-pricing lawsuit dismissed, allowing the case to move forward. Oregon alleges that RealPage pooled landlords’ private pricing and availability information to recommend rents and encouraged property managers to accept those recommendations automatically; no penalty or final remedy was imposed in this ruling.
$400.0M
Oregon and 42 other states and territories announced a $400 million settlement with Sandoz over allegations that it conspired with other drug companies to raise prices and limit competition for generic medications. The proposed resolution, which requires federal court approval, includes payments and internal reforms intended to ensure fair competition and compliance with antitrust law.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a multistate coalition filed suit alleging that DuPont (now EIDP) and Corteva shifted substantial assets to Vylor while PFAS contamination lawsuits were pending, potentially leaving insufficient resources to pay cleanup costs. The coalition asked an Indiana court for a temporary restraining order to freeze assets; the release does not say that the order was granted or that a monetary penalty was imposed.