Arbitration, Class Actions, Consumer Financial Protection BureauPaul Bland’s HuffPo Arbitration Column: The CFPB Just Took a Huge Bite Out of Predatory Lending Posted on May 5, 2016 by Jeff Sovern Here. Jeff Sovern Michael Millemann Professor of Consumer Protection Law University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law CFPB issues proposed rule on forced arbitration clauses that ban class actions CFPB press release on its arbitration rule