Supreme Court upholds Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, rejecting GOP challenge

USA TODAY - For more and to sign up click here Zach Schonfeld The Supreme Court preserved the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday by upholding the agency’s funding mechanism as constitutional in a 7-2 vote. The justices’ decision caps a battle that marked the biggest legal threat to the CFPB since it was established in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to crack down on predatory lending…