Few Comments, Mostly Along Party Lines, on Consumer Advocates’ Petition to CFPB Urging it to Write Rule Empowering Consumers to Choose Arbitration Post-Dispute
Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Categories Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, CFPB, Non-Securities Arbitration, RulemakingTags , , , on November 29, 2023

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The comment period closed recently on the Petition for Proposed Rulemaking filed by a coalition of leading consumer advocacy groups,

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Consumer Advocates to CFPB: Write Rule Empowering Consumers to Choose Arbitration Post-Dispute
Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Categories Arbitration Agreements, CFPB, Consumer, Feature Article, Fed Arbitration Act, News, Non-Securities Arbitration, Regulation, RulemakingTags , , , , , , on September 27, 2023

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

A coalition of leading consumer advocacy groups has petitioned the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) to promulgate a rule allowing financial consumers the option to arbitrate after a dispute arises.

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First Monday in October Coming Soon: Some Arbitration-Centric Cases Worth Following
Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Categories Arbitration Agreements, CFPB, Consumer, Fed Arbitration Act, SCOTUSTags , , , , on September 20, 2023

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The Supreme Court will be back in session on October 2. Here are some arbitration-centric cases worth tracking,

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House Committee Discusses CFPB’s Proposed Arbitration Clause and Class Action Waiver Registry
Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Categories Arbitration Agreements, CFPB, Consumer, Federal, RulemakingTags , , on March 29, 2023

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

A recent House subcommittee hearing reviewing the performance of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) among other topics discussed the Bureau’s efforts to create an arbitration clause registry.

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CFPB Proposes Registry for Arbitration Clause and Class Action  Waiver Use
Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Categories Arbitration Agreements, CFPB, Class Action/Collective Waivers, Consumer, RegulationTags , , , , on January 25, 2023

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) has proposed a new rule seeking information from nonbanks on among other things arbitration and class action waivers.

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CFPB and FTC File Amicus Brief Arguing that Military Lending Act Bars Arbitration Agreement Enforcement
Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Categories Arbitration Agreements, CFPB, Class Action/Collective Waivers, Consumer, LegislationTags , , , on November 30, 2022

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) have filed an Amicus Brief in federal court,

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