★ Government Action
Trump's CFPB drops four more enforcement lawsuits in same-day sweep
CFPB DismantlingCorporate Favors
Filed February 2025
★ The Brief
What happened
Acting Director Russell Vought dismissed cases against Rocket Homes, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, and Heights Finance Holding Company, all initiated during the Biden administration.
Who enabled it
On the same day it dismissed the Capital One case, the CFPB under acting director Russell Vought also dropped active enforcement cases against Rocket Homes, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, and Heights Finance Holding Company. These cases had all been initiated during the Biden administration as part of the agency's aggressive enforcement posture against financial institutions. No dollar amounts for these individual cases were specified in the article.
Actors
Who pushed it · 2Who initiated, paid, or pushed the action.
Russell VoughtAs CFPB acting director, authorized the dismissal of enforcement cases against four additional financial institutions alongside the Capital One case.
Consumer Financial Protection BureauFiled court documents dismissing active enforcement cases against Rocket Homes, PHEAA, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, and Heights Finance Holding Company.
Beneficiaries
Who gained · 4Who stood to gain.
- Heights Finance Holding Company
Had an active CFPB enforcement lawsuit dismissed.
- Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
Had an active CFPB enforcement lawsuit dismissed.
Rocket HomesHad an active CFPB enforcement lawsuit dismissed.
- Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance
Had an active CFPB enforcement lawsuit dismissed.
Further reading
- ★ Government ActionFebruary 2025Trump's CFPB drops Capital One consumer-protection lawsuit
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- ★ Government ActionFebruary 2026Trump threatens to block Gordie Howe Bridge opening to punish Canada
- ★ Private ActionJanuary 2026Moroun donates $1M to MAGA Inc. before lobbying against rival bridge
- ★ Private ActionNovember 2025Eli Lilly pledges $27B in U.S. manufacturing under Trump