SEC Revamps FINRA’s Expungement Procedures
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By David E. Robbins[1]

Since the February 23, 2023 publication in Securities Arbitration Alert of my article “FINRA’s New Expungement Rules – Balancing Interests But Adding Roadblocks,” FINRA filed amendments to those rules and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved FINRA’s major “modification” to “the current process relating to the expungement of customer dispute information.”[2]   This article explains just what the SEC has approved and the implications for financial advisers seeking such “extraordinary relief.”

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House Committee Discusses CFPB’s Proposed Arbitration Clause and Class Action Waiver Registry
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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
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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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FINRA Board Met Last Month. Arbitrator Selection Rule Changes Approved
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

FINRA’s Board met in mid-December and among other matters approved changes to the arbitrator listing process.

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Consumer Coalition to CFPB Director Chopra: Do Something About Mandatory Arbitration
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

A coalition of over a hundred consumer advocacy groups has written to CFPB Director Chopra,

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Institutional Comments, Mostly Supportive But with All Suggesting Further Modifications, on FINRA’s Proposed Expungement Changes. Individual Industry Commenters Uniformly Oppose the Rule
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The comment period closed earlier this month on FINRA’s proposed changes to the expungement process.

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