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Dean Barr quoted in Politico Morning Money

Nov 1, 2018

Ford School Dean Michael Barr was quoted in Politico’s Morning Money newsletter, by Ben White and Aubree Eliza Weaver on November 1, 2018, about the Federal Reserve’s proposal to ease regulations of America's largest financial firms. Dean Barr, who...

CFLP to research opportunities for shaping central banks of the future to advance a more inclusive economy for the poor

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We asked Detroit entrepreneurs: What do you hate about accounting?

Oct 12, 2018

In a partnership between the University of Michigan's Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project and Business + Impact at the Ross School of Business, accounting students provide free accounting assistance and advice every Friday at the U-M Detroit...

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FDIC chairman Jelena McWilliams to address OFR-Michigan financial stability conference

Oct 11, 2018

Washington, D.C. - FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams is among the headline speakers who will discuss financial stability risks at the fourth annual financial stability conference hosted by the U.S. Office of Financial Research and the University of...

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Dean Michael Barr sounds off: Washington politics put renters at risk

Sep 21, 2018

In a recent Market Watch article focusing on the lack of financial regulations in the housing market, Ford School Dean Michael Barr states that “Our politics in Washington right now are pushing us toward a set of steps that will make the financial...

Dean Michael Barr sounds off: Washington politics put renters at risk

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Research spotlight: testing the financial capability of small business owners

Sep 5, 2018

In addition to hosting conferences and monthly “blue bag” lunch talks, the Center conducts research on a wide variety of topics. This month’s article discusses new research that faculty director Michael S. Barr has been conducting with...

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We’re hiring again!

Aug 1, 2018

The Center on Finance, Law, and Policy is seeking 3 graduate or undergraduate students to work in an interdisciplinary team with faculty and research assistants from around the university on a complex project developing methods for understanding and...

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Michael Barr's financial regulation textbook set for publication

Jul 31, 2018

Dean Michael S. Barr's textbook, Financial Regulation: Law and Policy 2d, written with coauthors Howell Jackson and Margaret Tahyar, will be released on August 6, 2018. Just two years after the publication of the first edition of Financial...

Michael Barr's financial regulation textbook set for publication

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New Financial Regulation textbook to be released August 6

Jul 27, 2018

Faculty Director Michael S. Barr’s textbook, written in conjunction with Howell Jackson and Margaret Tahyar, will be released August 6. Financial Regulation: Law and Policy, 2d Only two years after the publication of the first edition...

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Planet Money podcast on banking "stress tests" features Michael Barr

Jul 3, 2018

Dean Michael Barr is featured on a recent episode of The Indicator, a podcast from NPR's Planet Money. The episode, titled "Dungeons & Dragons & Balance Sheets," explored the origins, results, and future of annual "stress tests" for mid-sized to...

Michael Barr addresses faltering financial protection for consumers

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Michael Barr quoted in Free Press on Bitcoin ATMs in low-income neighborhoods

Jun 29, 2018

Bitcoin ATMs in poor neighborhoods are "not a safe or sound way of providing financial services to low-income people," says Dean Michael Barr in an interview with Detroit Free Press journalist Susan Tompor. The article, titled "Bitcoin ATMs showing...

Michael Barr quoted in Free Press on Bitcoin ATMs in low-income neighborhoods

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Behavioral Finance Symposium summary paper now available

May 17, 2018

On September 14-15, 2017, the University of Michigan’s Center on Finance, Law, and Policy and behavioral science research and design lab ideas42 brought together influential leaders from academia, government, nonprofits and the financial sector for...

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Behavioral finance symposium summary paper now available

May 17, 2018

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Free Accounting Fridays for small business owners

Apr 18, 2018

As a result of the successful pilot held March-April 2018, the University of Michigan’s Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project is thrilled to announce that free accounting Fridays will continue! Business owners in Detroit take note: Does your...

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Students: sign up to help Detroit entrepreneurs this fall — and get credit

Apr 17, 2018

Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project is thrilled to announce the following opportunities for University of Michigan students to assist Detroit small businesses in the Fall 2018 semester. Law students: There is currently a waiting list for...

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Meet one of the Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project clients

Apr 4, 2018

The University of Michigan's Center on Finance, Law, and Policy thanks MCubed for producing this fantastic video featuring Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project (DNEP) client Detroit Sip. Detroit Sip is now open for business! DNEP is supported...

Student holding up a prototype of the Detroit Sip sign

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Summer research assistants wanted

Apr 4, 2018

The Center on Finance, Law, and Policy is seeking law, MPP, and MBA students as well as PhD students in economics, sociology, psychology, and business to assist with research during the Summer semester (May-August 2018). Students would work on a...

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Ross accounting students offer free office hours on Fridays, expand Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project

Mar 31, 2018

Solid financials are the backbone of any small business, but getting a business’ books in order is no small task. Since March 9, accounting students from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, working under faculty supervision, have...

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IPC hosts U.S & Chinese Scholars on China's International Development

Mar 23, 2018

On March 16, the International Policy Center hosted distinguished guests from United States and China for a research workshop entitled “China’s Impact in the International Development Arena.” The workshop series is a new initiative at the...

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The center turns five! (come eat cake with us on May 14th!)

Mar 20, 2018

In April of 2013, former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner visited the University of Michigan Law School for a roundtable conversation on how to advance academic research on the causes of financial crises, crisis prevention, and crisis response. ...

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Big data in finance conference paper makes SSRN top 10 download list

Mar 20, 2018

On March 17, 2018, the University of Michigan's Center on Finance, Law, and Policy's summary paper describing the proceedings of the 2016 Big Data in Finance Conference hit SSRN's Top 10 download list for Emerging Legal Issues! Congratulations to...

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Dean Michael S. Barr writes Congress in American Banker op-ed to discourage re-write of Dodd-Frank Act

Mar 13, 2018

In a recent op-ed published in American Banker, Ford School Dean Michael S. Barr says the U.S. Senate’s new relief bill is a giveaway for large banks and weakens consumer protections.The bill is the first re-write of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, of...

Dean Michael S. Barr writes Congress in American Banker op-ed to discourage re-write of Dodd-Frank Act

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DC circuit appeals court rules in favor of CFPB legitimacy, as argued by Barr et al

Feb 1, 2018

This summer, Ford School Dean Michael Barr served as co-counsel on an amicus brief by leading financial regulation scholars in support of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The suit, brought by a NJ-based mortgage lender that had been fined...

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Detroit’s Entrepreneurs of Color Fund triples investments, celebrates 2nd anniversary

Dec 14, 2017

Michael S. Barr, Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy at the Ford School, participated in a roundtable discussion at Detroit’s Gem Theater this morning, during which JP Morgan Chase, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Ralph C. Wilson Jr....

Detroit’s Entrepreneurs of Color Fund triples investments, celebrates 2nd anniversary

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Dean Barr: “It’s not too late to turn this car around” on undermining financial regs, CFPB

Dec 7, 2017

In a Fortune op-ed, “How the CFPB fight is a sign of the next financial crisis,” Michael Barr and Joe Valenti (director of consumer finance at the Center for American Progress) describe how the current legal battle over who is the rightful director...

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Speaker bios for FinTech conference

Nov 20, 2017

The University of Michigan Center on Finance, Law, and Policy and U.S. Office of Financial Research are pleased to host the following speakers for our third annual financial stability conference: FinTech Risks and Opportunities: An Interdisciplinary...

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Behavioral Finance Symposium explores intersection of economics, psychology, policy

Sep 19, 2017

The 2017 Behavioral Finance Symposium, held September 14-15 at the University of Michigan, brought together prominent scholars, policymakers, and practitioners for two days of dialogue about ways to apply insights from the behavioral sciences, which...

Behavioral Finance Symposium explores intersection of economics, psychology, policy

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NSF award: Developing new techniques to detect financial market manipulation

Sep 11, 2017

Michael Barr and colleagues from the College of Engineering (Michael Wellman) and Ross School of Business (Uday Rajan) have been awarded a $670,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop new techniques to identify financial market...

NSF award: Developing new techniques to detect financial market manipulation

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Detroit neighborhood entrepreneurs project looking for a few more business students

Sep 5, 2017

The Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project, an interdisciplinary clinic that pairs Detroit neighborhood-based businesses with students from the Ross School of Business, Law School, and Stamps School of Art & Design is looking for a few more...

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Center on Finance, Law, and Policy secures grant to assist Detroit entrepreneurs

Aug 30, 2017

Students interview a pop-up restaurateur in Detroit as part of the Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project.Photo credit: Abigail DeHart '19LThe Center on Finance, Law, and Policy, run by faculty director Michael Barr, has received a $125,000...

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What is behavioral finance?

Aug 24, 2017

Sponsored by Omidyar Network, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, U-M Ford School of Public Policy, U-M Ross School of Business, U-M Law School, Paul Lee, John Lummis, and Bill...

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