by Carol Thompson The American Arbitration Association has revised the rules governing the construction industry, effective July 1, expanding the powers of the arbitrator and may alter traditional assumptions underlying the selection of arbitration as a dispute...
Will Congress cut the agency’s budget? by Carol Thompson The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been making great strides in protecting the consumer from unscrupulous creditors, mortgage lenders, and non-bank service providers and recently issued a...
by Carol Thompson Washington’s relatively new agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has been aggressively cracking down on those who have been taking advantage of consumers (see related story). The most recent action taken by the agency is...
by Carol Thompson Image having to arbitrate a dispute and never having an arbitration hearing. That’s exactly what Nicole Mitchell, a former Weather Channel meteorologist said happened to her. Mitchell was serving as a reservist in the U.S. Air Force and a...
by the editorial staff The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took a giant step forward this week when their long-awaited study on mandatory arbitration was released. It’s a giant step forward because, while truthful and compelling, it’s sure to rock the...
