CFPB, Federal Agencies, State Agencies, and Attorneys General
On Wednesday May 18, 2016, the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled “Examining the CFPB’s Proposed Rulemaking on Arbitration: Is it in the Public Interest and for the Protection of Consumers?”
The Committee questioned the panel members on whether the CFPB’s proposed rule meets the mandate of Section 1028 of the Dodd-Frank Act.… Continue Reading
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness has sent a letter to Director Cordray suggesting a series of issues for Mr. Cordray to address in his prepared remarks at the CFPB’s field hearing on arbitration scheduled for this Thursday, May 5.
As the Chamber’s letter notes, the CFPB foreshadowed in the materials given to the SBREFA panel that the CFPB was contemplating a ban on the use of class action waivers in arbitration agreements. … Continue Reading
At a presentation on February 18, 2016 to the American Constitution Society, CFPB Director Richard Cordray devoted most of his remarks to the subject of consumer arbitration. Director Cordray revealed that the effect on consumers of mandatory predispute arbitration clauses “has been on our radar screen since the very beginning,” and he confirmed that the CFPB strongly favors class actions over arbitration and is “considering whether to prohibit companies from using arbitration clauses to block class actions” through rulemaking.… Continue Reading
