The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that it is seeking comments on proposed rules to prohibit mandatory arbitration clauses that the regulator claims would “deny groups of ...

Learn about mandatory binding arbitration, its process, pros and cons, costs, and how it compares to court trials. Find out why some prefer trials for better outcomes.

January 4, 2024 - On Dec. 5, 2023, the Office of the Investor Advocate (OIAD) published its Report on Activities for the Fiscal Year 2023, an annual report it submits to Congress regarding the ...

Mitchell Grant is a self-taught investor with over 5 years of experience as a financial trader. He is a financial content strategist and creative content editor. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial ...

A hot issue percolating among the states is whether a clause in a will or trust requiringalternative dispute resolution — usually arbitration — should be enforced by the courts. While initially courts ...

Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) were the focus of a recent SEC Investor Advisory Committee meeting over mandatory arbitration provisions. Legal professionals, investor advocates, and government ...

In December 2015, a fire broke out in an apartment building on Ocean Front Walk in Santa Monica. Fortunately, no one was injured; but the fire rendered the apartments uninhabitable. Most of the ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has historically blocked initial public offerings that have mandatory arbitration provisions in their registration statements. Companies seeking to go ...

October 06, 2025 - On Sept. 17, 2025, following a 3-1 vote, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a new policy statement, opens new tab announcing its position that the ...