10:20 AM EDT, 05/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The US Supreme Court upheld the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding system, clarifying a critical legal question regarding the agency, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

The justices voted 7-2 to reject arguments that the CFPB was set up in violation of the constitutional provision that mandates a congressional appropriation for government spending, according to the report.

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