Arbitration

Wells is thought to be the first big U.S. bank to allow harassment victims to go to court instead of arbitration. An investment firm that advocates for progressive causes claimed credit for the policy change.

The former Fox News host told credit union leaders they risk becoming a casualty of the #MeToo movement if they fail to update their sexual harassment guidelines.

The case of a pastor wrongly-accused by Wells Fargo has mandatory arbitration back in the spotlight; JPMorgan started buying securities long before talk about rate cuts; more banks are turning to M&A to acquire talent; and more from this week's most-read stories.

A pastor who was falsely arrested for check fraud because of errors made by Wells Fargo employees may be forced to resolve legal claims against the bank in arbitration. The case renews questions about banks' use of the process.

This is how the firm tried to make sure no one knew.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren blasted Jamie Dimon for reviving a policy that pushes JPMorgan Chase's credit card customers into arbitration to resolve disputes instead of the courts.

A customer who sued Chase over credit card interest charges is now asking a judge to order the bank to stop notifying cardholders about its plan to reinstate arbitration.

Rep. Katie Porter is butting heads with Jamie Dimon again. The Democrat from California claims JPMorgan Chase’s new policy of making credit card customers use arbitration instead of the courts to resolve payment disputes violates her state’s laws.

The Goldman Sachs unit that offers savings accounts and makes personal loans says it will cover certain expenses for its customers who elect arbitration.

The chief operating officer for the Americas at Deutsche Bank, as well as SoFi's heads of marketing, risk and capital markets, are all moving on; John Williams tells bankers they need to do more to clean up misconduct at their companies.

CUSO Financial Services, which was acquired by Atria Wealth Services in 2017, is being sued for allegedly violating FINRA rules.

The effort comes more than a year after Republicans successfully blocked a CFPB rule that would have banned mandatory arbitration clauses in financial contracts.

A lawsuit alleging Wells Fargo improperly compensated its California-based mortgage loan officers could have broader ramifications now that it has been granted class certification.

State Treasurer John Chiang says that Wells Fargo is keeping patterns of abuse hidden from view by resolving customer disputes through private arbitration.

CEO Tim Sloan and board chair Elizabeth Duke fielded tough questions Tuesday on everything from the embattled bank’s culture to its ties to the private prison industry.

There's been a legislative bottleneck since the the crisis-era law went into effect, but Congress has moved forward on a handful of significant changes.

The war of words between acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., the agency's architect, is escalating.

The statutory clock on Mick Mulvaney serving as acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is under a year, but the administration's path to getting a full-time director confirmed by the Senate has never looked rockier.

Keith Noreika, who made waves during his brief stint as acting Comptroller of the Currency, has rejoined Simpson Thacher Bartlett as a partner.

The agency has suffered a series of setbacks over the past two months, from a rollback of its arbitration rule to a legal battle over its leadership. Here's what happened — and where the agency might lose next.