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CFPB Proposes Rule to Ban Contract Terms Purporting to Limit Consumer Rights

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On January 13, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it proposed a rule (the Proposed Rule) seeking to ban certain terms and conditions in agreements for consumer financial products or services...more

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CFPB proposes rule to ban consumer contract terms bureau says limit ‘fundamental freedom’

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The CFPB has published a proposed rule that would ban companies from using contract clauses that the bureau said limit fundamental freedom, including those that waive a consumer’s legal rights and fine print that suppresses...more

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CFPB Introduces New Rule Banning Certain Contractual Provisions in Consumer Financial Agreements

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) proposed a new rule aimed at banning certain contractual provisions in agreements for consumer financial products or services. The CFPB’s proposal targets certain...more

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Spoiling for a Fight: CFPB Issues Ban on Class Waivers, Daring Congress to Act

On July 10, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its long-awaited and controversial rule prohibiting class action waivers in consumer contracts. Unless Congress uses the Congressional Review Act (CRA)...more

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What You Need to Know about CFPB’s Proposal to Ban Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Financial Contracts

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On May 5, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) published in the Federal Register its 376-page proposed rule to limit the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in certain financial contracts. The proposal...more

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Rule Proposed by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Regarding Arbitration Clauses

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”), a consumer watchdog agency, unveiled a proposed rule that would restrict the use of arbitration clauses in contracts with respect to consumer financial products and...more

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Fed Wants Limits on Qualified Financial Contracts of Large Banks

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is inviting comment on a proposed rule to promote U.S. financial stability by improving the resolvability and resilience of systemically important U.S. banking...more

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CFPB extends comment period on credit card issues

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In March 2015, the CFPB issued a request for information on 12 topics relating to the credit card market. The request set a due date of May 18, 2015 for comments. In a notice published in yesterday’s Federal Register, the...more

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