{"id":10672,"date":"2022-05-24T10:31:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T14:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=10672"},"modified":"2022-05-24T10:31:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T14:31:17","slug":"is-finra-arbitration-fair-for-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/is-finra-arbitration-fair-for-investors\/","title":{"rendered":"Is FINRA Arbitration Fair For Investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10372 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FiverRecoverysmall.jpg\" alt=\"FINRA\u2019s arbitration process has an increased focus after a recent court ruling found that the process wasn\u2019t entirely as neutral as the agency claims.  In February, two former Wells Fargo customers won a court decision against Wells Fargo that ruled the bank had been involved in subtle manipulation of FINRA\u2019s arbitration process. The customer showed in court that a Wells Fargo attorney had a \u201csecret agreement\u201d with FINRA to keep plaintiff-friendly arbitrators out of his cases to increase his chances of winning. His increased wins saw customers lose their cases due to an unfair advantage. Wells Fargo is now appealing the decision.  Now increased scrutiny on FINRA and its alleged neutrality has also called into question their entire dispute resolution process.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FiverRecoverysmall.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FiverRecoverysmall-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>FINRA\u2019s arbitration process has an increased focus after a recent court ruling found that the process wasn\u2019t entirely as neutral as the agency claims.<\/p>\n<p>In February, two former Wells Fargo customers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wells-fargo-allegedly-manipulated-finra-arbitration-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">won a court decision<\/a> against Wells Fargo that ruled the bank had been involved in subtle manipulation of FINRA\u2019s arbitration process. The customer showed in court that a Wells Fargo attorney had a <em>\u201csecret agreement\u201d<\/em> with FINRA to keep plaintiff-friendly arbitrators out of his cases to increase his chances of winning. His increased wins saw customers lose their cases due to an unfair advantage. Wells Fargo is now appealing the decision. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/is-finra-arbitration-fair-for-investors\/#more-10672\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FINRA\u2019s arbitration process has an increased focus after a recent court ruling found that the process wasn\u2019t entirely as neutral as the agency claims. In February, two former Wells Fargo customers won a court decision against Wells Fargo that ruled the bank had been involved in subtle manipulation of FINRA\u2019s arbitration process. 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