By Gregory Asciolla and Brian Morrison (November 2, 2017, 3:16 PM EDT) -- On Nov. 1, 2017, President Donald Trump signed a congressional resolution repealing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent rule that would have barred financial firms from forcing customers into private, binding arbitration on an individual, nonclass basis. This decision represents a decisive blow to the American public's access to the justice system. These efforts will harm millions of individuals by preventing them from accessing state or federal courts even in the face of clear corporate misconduct. Enormous financial institutions like Wells Fargo and Equifax, who have all but admitted to fraud or other unlawful acts in recent months, will continue to bury arbitration clauses in lengthy, confusing contracts without needing to worry about being subjected to substantial damage claims from class actions brought in the courts. Instead, customers will be required to decipher complicated legal requirements to file a private arbitration, in all likelihood without the benefit of an attorney....