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Headline Roundup October 25th, 2017

Senate Strikes Down Class-Action Lawsuit Rule

Summary from the AllSides News Team

The Senate has effectively rescinded the Obama-era rule that guaranteed individuals the right to bring class-actions suits against banks and credit card companies. Many on the Left are criticizing the move, arguing it gives Wall Street more opportunity to cheat consumers, while others on the Right saw the old rule as a political gift to trial lawyers.

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Republicans, Wall Street score victory in dismantling class-action rule
Republicans, Wall Street score victory in dismantling class-action rule

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Banks, credit card issuers and other financial companies will be able to block customers from banding together to sue over disputes, after the U.S. Senate on Tuesday narrowly killed a rule banning the firms from using β€œforced arbitration” clauses.

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Mike Pence casts tie-breaking vote to cancel Obama-era rule favoring class-action suits against banks
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With Vice President Mike Pence casting the deciding vote, the Senate voted late Tuesday night to undo a rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would bar financial firms from contracts that rule out class-action lawsuits related to their products. The measure now goes to President Trump's desk.

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While you aren’t looking, the GOP continues to gut financial oversight
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While Washington – and political Twitter – remain consumed by the battle of words between President Trump and Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, not to mention the latest attempts by the Republicans to move tax reform forward, an important Republican effort to weaken financial oversight and accountability is proceeding onward behind the scenes.

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