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Class Action Arbitration Waivers Broker-Dealer

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Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers Exempted from CFPB’s Arbitration Agreement Rule

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) issued a final rule on July 10, 2017 that has received widespread attention. The rule, promulgated pursuant to section 1028(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act, generally regulates...more

Carlton Fields

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

Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation

FINRA Board of Governors Invalidates Class Action Waivers in Customer Account Agreements

In an April 24th ruling that will have widespread impact among financial institutions, the FINRA Board of Governors held that a broker-dealer violated FINRA rules by including a mandatory class action waiver in its customer...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Citing Concepcion, FINRA Panel OKs Class Action Waivers in Broker-Dealer Customer Arbitration Agreements

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) hearing panel held that FINRA’s own rules prohibiting judicial class action waivers in broker-dealer customer arbitration agreements are preempted by the Federal Arbitration...more

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