Access to Justice

Arbitration

A forced arbitration clause is a get-out-of-jail card that takes away consumers’ day in court, forcing them into a tribunal that is often biased, secretive, and lawless. These clauses often contain class action bans that prevent consumers from banding together. Forced arbitration frequently blocks any relief whatsoever. NCLC is a member of the Fair Arbitration Now coalition and works to oppose forced arbitration and class action bans.

Rep. Johnson & Sen. Blumenthal Re-Introduce Legislation to End Forced Arbitration & Restore Accountability for Consumers, Workers

April 28, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  This week, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), announced that they re-introduced the FAIR Act: The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act, re-establishing Americans’ 7th Amendment right to seek justice and accountability through the court system. “NCLC…

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Rep. Johnson & Sen. Blumenthal Re-Introduce Legislation to End Forced Arbitration & Restore Accountability for Consumers, Workers

April 28, 2023

Group Letter in Support of the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act

April 27, 2023

Comments to the CFPB Regarding Registry of Supervised Nonbanks That Use Form Contracts to Impose Terms and Conditions That Seek to Waive or Limit Consumer Legal Protections

April 3, 2023

CFPB Proposed Rule Would Require Transparency for Financial Corporations

April 3, 2023

Advocates Urge COPRAC to Move Swiftly on Critical Ethics Opinion

March 6, 2023

Comments to FCC Regarding a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Data Breach Reporting Requirements

February 21, 2023

Coalition Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture Regarding Investor Choice and Digital Commodities Legislation

December 9, 2022

More than 100 Consumer, Labor and Civil Rights Groups Call on CFPB to Take Action on Banking Fraud and Forced Arbitration  

September 14, 2022

Group Letter Regarding Critical Need for Action to Limit Forced Arbitration

September 14, 2022

Comments & Letters

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Coalition Letter Supporting Introduction of the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act

May 28, 2019

Group Letter Regarding Critical Need for Action to Limit Forced Arbitration

September 14, 2022

Powerpoint: What the New Arbitration Rule Means for Litigating Against For-Profit Schools

January 29, 2019

Group Letter in Support of the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act

April 27, 2023

Comments to the CFPB Regarding Registry of Supervised Nonbanks That Use Form Contracts to Impose Terms and Conditions That Seek to Waive or Limit Consumer Legal Protections

April 3, 2023

Comments to FCC Regarding a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Data Breach Reporting Requirements

February 21, 2023

Coalition Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture Regarding Investor Choice and Digital Commodities Legislation

December 9, 2022

Letter in Support of the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act

February 11, 2021

Coalition Letter in Support of the FAIR Act

February 11, 2021

Issue Briefs

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State Fact Sheets: Forced Arbitration Harms Consumers, Servicemembers, and Veterans

February 4, 2021

Servicemembers, Veterans, & Forced Arbitration: How the New CFPB Rule Enhances the Military Lending Act

September 1, 2017

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Rep. Johnson & Sen. Blumenthal Re-Introduce Legislation to End Forced Arbitration & Restore Accountability for Consumers, Workers

April 28, 2023

CFPB Proposed Rule Would Require Transparency for Financial Corporations

April 3, 2023

Advocates Urge COPRAC to Move Swiftly on Critical Ethics Opinion

March 6, 2023

More than 100 Consumer, Labor and Civil Rights Groups Call on CFPB to Take Action on Banking Fraud and Forced Arbitration  

September 14, 2022

Advocates Applaud House Passage of the FAIR Act

March 17, 2022

Bipartisan Legislation in Congress Would Ban Forced Arbitration Clauses that Protect Sexual Predators

July 15, 2021

Advocates Applaud Bill to Restore Access to the Courts and End Forced Arbitration

February 11, 2021

Advocates Decry Congress’s Failure to Protect Student Loan Borrowers and Taxpayers from School Fraud and Closures

June 26, 2020

Consumer Advocates Applaud U.S. House for Passage of Bill that Would Restore American Families’ Right to Their Day in Court

September 20, 2019

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Consumer Arbitration Agreements

NCLC experts explain the latest on how to defeat arbitration requirements and how to success in an arbitration proceeding.

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