The CFPB is appealing an October appellate court decision thatfound the structure of the agency unconstitutional because it isgoverned by a single director who can only be removed by thepresident for cause.

The agency on Nov. 18 asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for theDistrict of Columbia to take up the case. A panel of the courtruled the agency's structure unconstitutionalon Oct. 11. The new appeal asks the full appellate court toconsider the ruling.

“A panel of this Court has rendered a dramatic and unprecedentedruling that purports to override Congress's explicit determinationto create an 'independent bureau' to exercise regulatory and lawenforcement in a segment of the economy,” agency attorneys statedin the appeal.