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Litigation Byte (February 2025 Edition)

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The District of Maryland rejected a plaintiff’s arguments that a debt collector’s verification of a debt in response to a letter refusing to pay, but disputing the debt, violated the cease communication directive under the...more

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CFPB denies consumers’ petition for rule prohibiting pre-dispute arbitration clauses

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We are very pleased to report that the CFPB has denied a Petition for Rulemaking filed by a group of consumer advocate organizations that would prohibit the use of pre-dispute arbitration clauses in consumer contracts in...more

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CFPB Permanently Bans Arbitration Company from Arbitrating Consumer Financial Disputes

On October 10, the CFPB settled an action against a California-based private arbitration company permanently banning it from arbitrating disputes related to consumer financial products or services. The company operates an...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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CFPB issues third Financial Literacy Annual Report

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The CFPB has issued its third Financial Literacy Annual Report to Congress. The report covers the CFPB’s activities to improve consumer financial literacy during the period from June 2014 through September 2015. The report’s...more

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Noted Scholars Critique the CFPB’s Arbitration Study and Find It Lacking

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We have previously blogged about the comment letter concerning the CFPB’s March 10, 2015 Study on consumer arbitration that we submitted to the CFPB on behalf of the American Bankers Association, the Consumer Bankers...more

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Professor Sovern’s comments about CFPB arbitration study numbers don’t add up

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In a recent blog post, Professor Jeff Sovern responded to our blog post indicating that the CFPB’s March 10, 2014 Arbitration Study strongly supports the industry’s view that consumers fare better in arbitration than...more

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CFPB’s Corday Reiterates Intent to Pursue Rulemaking on Consumer Arbitration Clauses, Despite Opposition

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In testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs on July 15, CFPB Director Richard Cordray affirmed the Bureau’s intention to proceed with rulemaking governing arbitration clauses in consumer...more

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CFPB's Arbitration Study—A Warning to Consumer Financial Service Companies

On December 12, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published its “Arbitration Study Preliminary Results,” mandated by Section 1028(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act (the “Study”). Unfortunately (and despite its statements...more

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