Arbitration

The Senate's repeal of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule is arguably the industry's biggest policy victory since passage of Dodd-Frank. But is it the sign of a trend?

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The Senate's repeal of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule is arguably the industry's biggest policy victory since passage of Dodd-Frank. But is it the sign of a trend?

While used infrequently by credit unions, arbitration clauses can be an effective way to ensure both the credit union member and the credit union's interest are protected when disputes arise.

Pence breaks tie to overturn rule prohibiting mandatory arbitration; depositors receiving higher rates in effort to retain them.

Republicans were able to use an obscure legislative process to overturn a rule that banks and credit unions feared would raise their litigation costs.

But using a broad, sweeping rule that applies equally to credit unions and Wall Street banks doesn't make sense, and certainly doesn't benefit the consumer.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray pushed back against a Treasury Department report critical of the bureau's arbitration rule, saying it overlooked how class action lawsuits help consumers.

The GOP appears to have barely enough votes to roll back the contentious CFPB rule, and floor debate was expected to begin Tuesday with a final vote possible at any time. But victory was not assured, and the fallout could be significant for all sides.