By David E. Robbins[1]
Assuming SEC approval, FINRA’s significant changes to its expungement procedures will be implemented some time this year.
By Harry A. Jacobowitz, Esq.***
A broker’s attempt to vacate an unfavorable New York arbitration decision through forum shopping in Colorado and an effectively uncontested vacatur proceeding,
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.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
A coalition of over a hundred consumer advocacy groups has written to CFPB Director Chopra,
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Michigan has adopted a new rule of attorney professional conduct requiring informed client consent to predispute arbitration agreements (“PDAA”) in retainer agreements.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Confirming what we teased in June, the CFPB’s recently-released regulatory agenda shows that the agency does not intend to revisit a rule covering arbitration of consumer financial disputes.