Lawsuit threat looms for US ABS

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Lawsuit threat looms for US ABS

richard cordray

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has passed a rule on Monday to eliminate arbitration clauses, which stop consumers bringing class action lawsuits, in a move which could hurt the US securitization market and cause more legal trouble for the big banks. But Republicans have dug in and vowed to fight the rule.

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