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C. Ryan Barber, based in Washington, covers government affairs and regulatory compliance. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @cryanbarber
July 14, 2017 | National Law Journal
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the OCC are fighting over a new rule that would curtail forced arbitration in the banking industry. Uber drivers win a class certification ruling. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton lays out his agenda. This is a weekly regulatory roundup from ALM and around the web.
By C. Ryan Barber
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July 13, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Jerome Paul Compton, the Trump administration's pick for general counsel at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, pulled in nearly $1.2 million between January 2016 and late March of this year from his work in the Birmingham offices of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, according to a financial disclosure form. Compton's confirmation hearing is set for July 18.
By C. Ryan Barber
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July 12, 2017 | National Law Journal
After nearly four years as the Federal Trade Commission's top antitrust enforcer, Debbie Feinstein is returning in September to Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, where she will lead the global antitrust group, the firm said Wednesday.
By C. Ryan Barber
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July 11, 2017 |
When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau expanded its public database to include narratives of negative customer experiences, banks such as…
By C. Ryan Barber
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July 11, 2017 | Legaltech News
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has argued the rule would effectively shut down a 'cheaper and faster' form of dispute resolution for consumers.
By C. Ryan Barber
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July 11, 2017 |
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday finalized a sweeping new rule banning arbitration agreements that prevent class actions against…
By C. Ryan Barber
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July 10, 2017 | National Law Journal
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's sweeping new run to curtail arbitration agreements contains a provision that would create a public online database showing arbitration documents and awards that are still permitted. Companies regularly raise reputational concerns about such databases. The CFPB noted that several industry commenters said the publication of arbitration records would lead "plaintiff's attorneys to bring more frivolous litigation generally."
By C. Ryan Barber
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July 10, 2017 | National Law Journal
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday finalized a sweeping new rule banning arbitration agreements that prevent class actions against banks and other financial institutions, setting the stage for parallel legal and political fights over a regulation that Republican lawmakers will seek to overturn before it sees the light of day.
By C. Ryan Barber
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July 7, 2017 | National Law Journal
CEOs are getting antsy about complying with an SEC rule that would expose compensation divides at companies. The SEC recently took on a "fake news" scheme. Federal trade regulators this week adopted an indemnity policy to protect its employees who get sued. And the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's taking heat from an unlikely source: the National Credit Union Administration. This is a roundup of regulatory and compliance news from ALM and around the web.
By C. Ryan Barber
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July 6, 2017 | National Law Journal
The federal government's chief ethics watchdog resigned Thursday after clashing for months with President Donald Trump over his refusal to divest business interests and confronting the administration's initial resistance to publicly disclose waivers that allowed staff to interact with their former private employers.
By C. Ryan Barber
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