Depending on how the PHH Corp. v. CFPB case shakes out, the bureau’s rulemaking abilities will likely be severely challenged by the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump. In a recent client note, Barbara Mishkin, of counsel in the Philadelphia office of the Ballard Spahr law firm, pointed out how Trump’s selection of Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-SC, as his nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) could become a major impediment for the bureau in its effort to crank out new regulations going forward. “Mr. Mulvaney has been described as a staunch deficit hawk and his nomination is viewed as sending a signal that federal regulations are likely to face tough scrutiny in a Trump administration,” ...