FINRA Sees Increase in Intra-Industry Arbitration Claims

Posted on June 1st, 2020 at 2:18 PM
FINRA Sees Increase in Intra-Industry Arbitration Claims

From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:

Industry arbitrations filed in the first four months of 2020 increased 27% compared to the same time period in 2019, according to statistics provided by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). Through the first four months of 2020, FINRA has had 569 industry arbitrations, compared to 447 such arbitrations during the first four months of 2019.  Conversely, customer arbitration claims filed against brokerages over the first four months of 2020 have decreased by 7% compared to the first four months of 2019.  Many expect that the COVID-19 pandemic eventually will lead to an increase in investor arbitrations as well. 

Intra-industry arbitrations involving promissory notes have increased significantly. Over the first four months of 2020, FINRA received 103 arbitration claims involving promissory note, a 45% increase from the number of promissory note arbitrations filed in the first four months of 2019.  In addition to promissory note disputes, intra-industry arbitrations can include cases in which brokers are seeking expungement of disclosures on their CRD and also disputes arising from a broker transitioning from one firm to another.

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