Schwab class action ban News

Charles Schwab Corp. has dropped a fight to require customers to waive their rights to participate in class action lawsuits, the company said on Thursday. Schwab, the San Francisco-based pioneer discount brokerage, has agreed to pay $500,000 to the Financial …

Charles Schwab Corp. can ban its clients from bringing class action lawsuits, a securities industry regulatory panel ruled Thursday in a sweeping decision that is likely to influence other U.S. brokerage firms to follow Schwab’s policy. Schwab last year told …