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442 Congress members did NOT join anti-arbitration letter to CFPB

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Recently, 93 members of Congress (all Democrats) signed a letter in support of the pending Petition for Rulemaking filed by consumer advocacy groups in September that would prohibit pre-dispute consumer arbitration clauses...more

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Silence is Not Always Golden: Land v. IU Credit Union

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The spate of class-actionGavel with Cash lawsuits against banks and credit unions (“Financial Institutions”) involving overdraft fees has prompted Indiana Financial Institutions to amend their existing account agreements to...more

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Mandatory Arbitration and Class Action Waivers by Amendment: Easier Said Than Done

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In response in part to the dozens of cases filed throughout the country related to assessment of insufficient funds (NSF) and overdraft (OD) fees, many banks and credit unions have sought to add arbitration and class action...more

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Plaintiffs Pursuing Increased Class Action Claims for Overdraft Fees and Charges Against Customers

With plaintiff attorneys seeing potential large dollar settlements and verdicts, along with increased regulatory scrutiny, banks need to review their overdraft practices. As noted by the American Bankers Association, banks...more

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Dept. of Education finalizes regulations allowing use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements by schools receiving Title IV aid for...

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In less than a year, pre-dispute arbitration agreements will be clearly permissible again now that the Department of Education has finalized its proposal to rescind the Obama administration’s “Borrower Defense” rule issued in...more

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Food and Beverage Law Update: June 2018

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Wage and Hour - Decision Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses, Resolves Circuit Split - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis on May 21, 2018, holding that...more

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A federal jury in Brooklyn has found former HSBC Holdings exec Mark Johnson guilty on 9 counts of front-running that grew out of the DOJ’s investigation into forex manipulation at HSBC....more

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Wells Fargo has reportedly uncovered another trove of unauthorized accounts, according to a regulatory filing on Friday. The bank also disclosed a CFPB investigation over potential harm to customers over its practice of...more

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Vanguard CEO William McNabb announced plans yesterday to step down, a big announcement for the mutual fund giant that finds itself “in the middle of one of the biggest growth spurts ever experienced by a large asset...more

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Director Cordray responds to Acting Comptroller’s arbitration rule letter raising safety and soundness concerns

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Director Corday has sent a letter to Keith Noreika, the Acting Comptroller of the Currency, responding to Mr. Noreika’s July 10 letter in which he stated that OCC staff had expressed safety and soundness concerns arising from...more

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CFPB Issues Final Rule Banning Class Action Waivers in Consumer Finance Contracts

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On July 10, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a final Rule banning the use of class action waivers in a broad range of consumer finance agreements. The Rule, which was expected in light of prior...more

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CFPB Releases Final Rule Banning Certain Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements

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On July 10, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or the Bureau) announced its long-anticipated final rule to prohibit the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements to block consumer class actions in contracts...more

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The CFPB made waves yesterday by adopting a rule that would prohibit financial firms from forcing customers to arbitrate their disputes over bank and credit card accounts (and by allowing class actions on those same issues)....more

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The DOL went to bat for its controversial fiduciary rule in a 5th Circuit briefing this week, but it agreed to drop a prohibition on class-action waivers that was further ruffling feathers....more

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Dancing On Their Own: The California Supreme Court’s Decision in McGill v. Citibank, N.A. that Class Action Waivers Do Not Apply...

On April 6, 2017, the California Supreme Court struck another blow in its contentious battle with the United States Supreme Court on the enforceability of consumer arbitration clauses subject to the Federal Arbitration Act...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Financial Industry Developments - Class Action Against Lending Club and WebBank Headed to Defeat - On Monday, January 31, 2017, a federal district court in the Southern District of New York granted a motion to...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Financial Industry Developments - Class Action Against Lending Club and WebBank Headed to Defeat - On Monday, January 31, 2017, a federal district court in the Southern District of New York granted a motion to...more

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NAIC Draws Line in CFPB Sandbox

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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has taken a firm stance on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed ban on "mandatory arbitration" clauses that make financial product consumers waive their right...more

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Will the CFPB issue a final arbitration rule before Jan. 20?

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Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the CFPB is pushing to finalize its arbitration rule before Donald Trump’s inauguration as President on January 20.  The comment period on the proposed rule closed on August...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending November 4 & 11, 2016

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Constitutional Challenge: record title owner’s argument that Florida Statutes section 702.035, governing “Legal notice concerning foreclosure proceedings,” is an unconstitutional...more

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FTC seeks information on class action claims rates

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The FTC has announced that to study the effectiveness of various class action settlement notice programs, it has issued orders to eight claims administrators requiring them to provide information on their procedures for...more

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FTC Seeks Information on Class Action Claims Rates

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that to study the effectiveness of various class action settlement notice programs, it has issued orders to eight claims administrators requiring them to provide information on...more

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CFPB Grabs for SEC/CFTC Turf

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In May, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a ban on “mandatory arbitration” contract clauses that make financial products consumers waive their right to join class actions. Broker-dealers,...more

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Second Circuit Upholds Refusal To Compel Arbitration Due To Unavailable Forum, Recognizing Split In Federal Circuits

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A borrower had previously entered into three payday loan agreements that contained arbitration provisions mandating that all claims be arbitrated in the National Arbitration Forum (NAF), and under the Code of Procedure of the...more

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To Arbitrate or Not to Arbitrate? Groups Comment on CFPB Proposal

As the deadline for input nears, stakeholders on both sides of the issue filed comments weighing in on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or the Bureau) proposal on arbitration....more

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