Charles Schwab Charged by FINRA For Using Class Action Waiver in Customer Agreements

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Washington, DC: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has filed a complaint against Charles Schwab & Company charging the firm with violating FINRA rules by requiring its customers to waive their rights to bring class actions against the firm.

FINRA's complaint charges that in October 2011, Schwab amended its customer account agreement to include a provision requiring customers to waive their rights to bring or participate in class actions against the firm. Schwab sent the amended agreements to nearly 7 million customers.

The agreement also included a provision requiring customers to agree that arbitrators in arbitration proceedings would not have the authority to consolidate more than one party's claims. FINRA's complaint charges that both provisions violate FINRA rules concerning language or conditions that firms may place in customer agreements.

FINRA's complaint seeks an expedited hearing because Schwab's conduct is ongoing, as the firm has continued to use account agreements containing these provisions in opening more than 50,000 new customer accounts since October 2011.

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Last updated on Feb-2-12

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