Overview
- The full D.C. Circuit granted a limited remand on June 19, 2026, ordering the district court to decide whether to modify, suspend, or dissolve the preliminary injunction that halted the CFPB’s workforce reductions.
- The CFPB’s revised reduction-in-force plan would shrink staff from about 1,174 to roughly 556 employees and concentrates the steepest cuts in supervision, enforcement, and operations.
- The en banc court refused the CFPB’s requested 45-day deadline for the remand and instead held the appeal in abeyance while keeping jurisdiction and setting a 21-day window for post-remand filings.
- Four judges said they would have waited to resolve broader legal questions before sending the case back, signaling disagreement about whether the full court should decide first how employees must bring their claims.
- If the district court allows cuts to proceed, the CFPB’s ability to carry out consumer-protection work could shrink quickly; if the injunction stays, employees will keep their roles and the en banc court will resume review after the district ruling.