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Appeals Court Orders Restructuring Of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

A federal appeals court ruled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must be restructured because its current setup is unconstitutional. The court said the CFPB's director is not sufficiently answerable to the president. The decision will not force a shutdown of the agency but will require an immediate restructuring.

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Corrected: October 12, 2016 at 12:00 AM EDT
We incorrectly identify the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit as the D.C. Court of Appeals, which is a different court that covers local matters.
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Yuki Noguchi is a correspondent on the Science Desk based out of NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. She started covering consumer health in the midst of the pandemic, reporting on everything from vaccination and racial inequities in access to health, to cancer care, obesity and mental health.