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Is the ‘Clarified’ AAA Clause Registration Rule Clear Enough?

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Effective May 1, 2025, the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) amended its Consumer Arbitration Rules, including Rule 12 dealing with the registration of consumer arbitration clauses. The AAA stated that its goal was to...more

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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: How to Use the Restatement of Consumer Contracts - A Guide for Judges

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Today’s podcast show features a discussion with Professor Gregory Klass of Georgetown University Law School about an article he co-authored with Professor Ian Ayres, entitled “How to Use the Restatement of Consumer Contracts:...more

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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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Will the CFPB’s proposed rule on contract terms and conditions affect arbitration clauses?

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Earlier this week, the CFPB issued a proposed rule. Among other things, the proposed rule would “forbid covered persons from including in their consumer contracts any terms or conditions that purport to waive substantive...more

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NC Supreme Court: Credit Union Can Unilaterally Add Arbitration Provision and Class Action Waiver to Agreements

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The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday, May 23 held that a credit union’s unilateral update to add an arbitration provision and class action waiver to its contract with one of its customers was valid under North...more

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More Scope, More Power: Enhancing the scope of the Australian Consumer Law and regulator power

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Businesses are reminded to review their customer terms and conditions ahead of the impending changes to the Australian Consumer Law and unfair contract term regime, and ensure all internal policies are up to date....more

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Court Compels Discovery, Awards Sanctions In Dispute Over Whether Reinsurance Arbitration Clause Applies

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In 2011, Top’s Personnel entered into a reinsurance agreement with Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Company (“AUCRA”), and several years later executed a promissory note (“the Note”) in favor of a related entity,...more

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CFPB/NY AG lawsuit against RD Legal Funding may signal greater scrutiny of non-loan financial products such as merchant cash...

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The CFPB and the New York Attorney General this week filed an action against RD Legal Funding, LLC, two of its affiliates, and their principal (collectively, “RD”), alleging that a litigation settlement advance product...more

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