Public Service Conference: New Directions in Consumer and Community Financial Protection

Description

The recent economic recession and the home mortgage foreclosure crisis have prompted renewed interest in consumer financial protection. The 2011 Public Service Conference will focus attention on consumer financial regulatory change, with a particular emphasis on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Will new laws, regulations, and agencies effectively diminish the impact of predatory lending on vulnerable populations? What efforts are needed to ensure fair access to credit while preventing the abuses of the past? How will community education, economic development, and private enforcement play a role in the new consumer protection initiatives?

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• Financial Education: Panacea or False Hope? by Wendy Baumann
• Financial Education: Panacea or False Hope? by Nicole Truog
• Overview of Selected FDIC Economic Inclusion Initiatives by Sherrie L.W. Rhine
• Loan Originator Compensation and Steering Rules by Amy Quester
• What now?: Resolving the Foreclosure Crisis and Moving Forward by Maximilian D. Schmeiser