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Credit Cards Class Action Arbitration Waivers

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Will the Future Bring a Surge of Class Actions against Banks and Credit Card Companies?

On July 10, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau formally issued its long-anticipated final rule banning class waivers in future arbitration agreements for banks, lenders, debt counselors, credit card issuers,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

A New Wave of Class Actions Against Banks and Credit Card Companies? The CFPB’s New Rule and Its Likelihood for Survival

The CFPB was created by Dodd-Frank legislation in 2010, and, among other things, was tasked with studying and issuing a report on arbitration agreements in the financial products sector (e.g., bank accounts, credit card...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Controversial CFPB Rule Exposes Financial Services Companies to Greater Class Action Risk

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Under a controversial new final rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on July 10, 2017, banks and credit card companies are prohibited from forcing consumers into arbitration to avoid class action...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"2016-17 Supreme Court Update"

In a season of political surprises, the eight-member U.S. Supreme Court has stirred no controversy with its decisions so far this term. The handful of opinions the Court released in the fall were unanimous and, for the most...more

Carlton Fields

Consumer Finance Rule Will Ban Use of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements

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If you've ever read the fine print in your credit card agreement, there is a good chance it states you agree to arbitrate any claims and waive the right to bring a class action against the bank that issued it. Such class...more

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CFPB Proposes Limits on Companies' Use of Arbitration Clauses

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed new rules that would ban companies' use of arbitration clauses that prevent consumer class action lawsuits. The potential new rules, announced this month, would...more

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CFPB Taking Steps to Ban Class Action Waivers

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On October 7, the CFPB announced at a field hearing in Denver, Colorado, that it plans to propose rules via its rule-making authority that would prohibit financial services companies from including class action waivers in...more

Baker Donelson

CFPB Eyes Consumer Arbitration Clauses

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It has only been 24 hours since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its plans to propose rules limiting the use of arbitration clauses, but the financial services industry is already gearing up to...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

CFPB Proposal Could Open the Door for Class Action Litigation

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On October 7, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) proposed a rule that would severely limit the use of arbitration clauses in many consumer financial agreements and likely increase class action litigation...more

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CFPB Takes Aim at Class Action Waivers in Arbitration

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On October 7, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it is considering proposing rules that would prohibit companies from including in consumer contracts arbitration clauses that prevent...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Dodd-Frank Study Scrutinizes Arbitration Agreements & Class Action Waivers

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On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) released its long-awaited “Arbitration Study: Report to Congress, pursuant to Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act § 1028(a)”, which presents...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Pro-Arbitration Ruling Likely from Supreme Court

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Yesterday, we attended the highly anticipated oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in Italian Colors Restaurant v. American Express Travel Related Services Co. While no one can predict with certainty how the Court will...more

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