The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a study last week regarding the financial industry's use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements. While the CFPB has yet to comment on how it will proceed in response to the study, given the most recent study's markedly negative evaluation of arbitration agreements, it appears likely that new limitations on pre-dispute arbitration clauses in financial service and product agreements are forthcoming.
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