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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The Latest Attack on Consumer Arbitration Agreements

The war against arbitration agreements continues apace. The latest volley comes from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Johnson v. Continental Finance Company, LLC, No. 23-2047 (4th Cir. Mar. 11, 2025). In...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Core Considerations for Out-of-Network BNPL Payments

Much has been written about the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) industry in the recent past. Consumers enjoy the payment flexibility and interest-free features of many BNPL products and frequently use them as a substitute payment...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

What To Know About CFPB's New Prepaid Card Rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued its final rule to amend provisions of Regulation E and Regulation Z to further regulate prepaid card products, or “prepaid accounts.” As discussed below, the rule generally...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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Financial Services Weekly News - October 2015

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Regulatory Developments - FINRA Files Proposed Rule Change to Apply Markup Rule to Government Securities: On Sept. 30 FINRA filed with the SEC a proposed rule change, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 6, to...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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