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Arbitration Overdraft Fees

Arbitration is a widely-used method for settling disputes between parties. During arbitration, parties submit their dispute to an impartial third person or party, usually chosen by the parties. Typically, parties... more +
Arbitration is a widely-used method for settling disputes between parties. During arbitration, parties submit their dispute to an impartial third person or party, usually chosen by the parties. Typically, parties to arbitration agree in advance to be bound by the arbitrator's decision. Arbitration is an alternative to litigation, but it shares many of the familiar features of litigation. Namely, parties to arbitration hold hearings before neutral decision-makers, present evidence and argue the merits of their position. Parties often choose arbitration due to its perceived advantages over litigation. Those perceived advantages include greater efficiency and flexibility, and lower costs. less -
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Mid-Year 2025 Financial Services Litigation Update

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Litigation against banks and other financial services firms is always evolving. This mid-year 2025 update discusses trends from recent case filings and decisions and highlights the importance of awareness of new legal...more

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Eleventh Circuit allows putative class action to proceed after defendant fails to register arbitration clause with administrator

On May 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the lower court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to compel arbitration in a lawsuit against a credit union over alleged improper fees charged to the...more

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Mandatory Arbitration and Class Action Waivers by Amendment: Easier Said Than Done

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In response in part to the dozens of cases filed throughout the country related to assessment of insufficient funds (NSF) and overdraft (OD) fees, many banks and credit unions have sought to add arbitration and class action...more

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Plaintiffs Pursuing Increased Class Action Claims for Overdraft Fees and Charges Against Customers

With plaintiff attorneys seeing potential large dollar settlements and verdicts, along with increased regulatory scrutiny, banks need to review their overdraft practices. As noted by the American Bankers Association, banks...more

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The Eleventh Circuit Found No Waiver Of Right To Compel Arbitration Against Unnamed Class Members

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In sum, the case involves five consolidated class actions brought in Florida federal court against banks by bank customers in 2008 and 2009 alleging that they were unlawfully charged overdraft fees....more

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Eleventh Circuit: No Waiver of Arbitration Rights Despite Waiting for Class Certification

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In a win for defendants, the Eleventh Circuit recently held that a party does not waive its right to compel arbitration for the claims of unnamed class members even if it has waived that right as to the named class...more

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Eleventh Circuit Sides with Wells Fargo on Post-Class Certification Motion to Compel Arbitration

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Wells Fargo achieved a significant victory on Thursday in decade-old litigation over allegedly unlawful overdraft fees when the Eleventh Circuit held that Wells Fargo had not waived its right to compel arbitration as to the...more

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Eleventh Circuit Slaps Down Bank’s Third Attempt To Compel Arbitration In Overdraft Litigation Fight

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The Eleventh Circuit recently upheld a district court’s denial of RBC Bank’s latest attempt to compel arbitration of a dispute with banking customers over allegedly fraudulent overdraft practices. ...more

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Court Finds Confidentiality Provision In Arbitration Agreement Unconscionable, Compels Consumer Arbitration

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The Eleventh Circuit has determined that a confidentiality provision in an arbitration clause was substantively unconscionable. The case involved a putative class action by David Johnson alleging that KeyBank National...more

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CPFB Updates its Spring 2017 Rulemaking Agenda

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On July 20, 2017, the CFPB announced that updates to its Spring 2017 rulemaking agenda have been posted online on the Office of Management and Budget’s webpage. The amended agenda highlights both areas of anticipated...more

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Third Circuit Permits Limited Discovery On Issue Of Validity Of Arbitration Agreement

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In an unpublished opinion, the Third Circuit affirmed a decision denying a defendant bank’s motion to dismiss a consumer complaint in favor of arbitration when the contract containing the arbitration clause was not referenced...more

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NAFCU urges regulatory relief for credit unions in letter to Secretary of the Treasury Mnuchin

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On February 28, 2017, B. Dan Berger, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (the “NAFCU“), urged regulatory relief for credit unions in a letter submitted to the...more

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CFPB Fall 2016 rulemaking agenda published

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The CFPB’s Fall 2016 rulemaking agenda has been published as part of the Fall 2016 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The preamble indicates that the information in the agenda is current as of...more

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CFPB Releases Spring 2016 Rulemaking Agenda

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released its Spring 2016 rulemaking agenda. The agenda sets the following timetables for key rulemaking initiatives: Arbitration. The Spring 2016 agenda does not...more

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CFPB releases Spring 2016 rulemaking agenda

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The CFPB has released its Spring 2016 rulemaking agenda. The agenda sets the following timetables for key rulemaking initiatives: Arbitration. The Spring 2016 agenda does not reflect the CFPB’s release of its proposed...more

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CFPB Fall 2015 rulemaking agenda includes delays for payday loan and other rules

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The CFPB released its Fall 2015 rulemaking agenda last Friday. The agenda sets the following timetables for key rulemaking initiatives: Arbitration. The Fall 2015 agenda gives a December 2015 date for further prerule...more

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