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New Paper on Financial Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic

Aug 7, 2020

The Center on Finance, Law & Policy happily announces a new paper by Dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Michael Barr, Harvard Law School professor Howell E. Jackson and Margaret E. Tahyar of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. The Financial...

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Michigan Ross and Ford Students Work with the Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project

Jul 15, 2020

COVID-19 changed everything for small businesses in Detroit. Now business owners have dozens of new issues to think through as they pivot business models, weigh costs & benefits, and figure out when and how to re-open. Thanks to the Ralph C. Wilson...

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Dodd-Frank achievements assessed on its 10th anniversary

Jul 2, 2020

The Center on Finance, Law and Policy co-hosted a day-long conference with the Brookings Institution on June 30 to mark the Dodd-Frank Act 10th Anniversary. Former Senator Chris Dodd and former Representative Barney Frank participated, as did...

Dodd-Frank achievements assessed on its 10th anniversary

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Ford students assist Detroit small business owners with re-opening challenges

Jun 29, 2020

The economic havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially disruptive to small businesses, which often depend on foot traffic and operate on smaller profit margins than their larger counterparts. As Michigan prepares to reopen its...

Ford students assist Detroit small business owners with re-opening challenges

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Barr: Dodd-Frank strong foundation, more financial reforms needed post-pandemic

Jun 26, 2020

Political and policy leaders will examine the impact one decade later of the Dodd-Frank Act, the legislation that aimed to reform Wall Street and protect consumers in the wake of the Great Recession. The Federal Reserve’s latest stress tests, one of...

Barr: Dodd-Frank strong foundation, more financial reforms needed post-pandemic

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Harris sees changing role for fintech companies in response to COVID-19 economic crisis

May 29, 2020

Since its inception, the fintech industry has seen consistent change and evolution. An article on Finovate published May 28, says the past few months have seen even more rapid change in this “extraordinary time”. In the article, Adrienne Harris Ford...

Fireside chat with Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris of the New York Department of Financial Services

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Toward a more fair and inclusive financial system

May 22, 2020

New FinTech collaborations boost Ford School’s financial policy offerings The Ford School is expanding its offerings of financial policy courses with FinTech (financial technology) Policy and FinTech Entrepreneurship classes. Taught by professor of...

Harris confirmed as NY Superintendent of Financial Services

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Dean Barr on the need to do more for communities and small businesses

Apr 23, 2020

Hundreds of billions of dollars have been allocated to help small businesses and individuals in response to the COVID-19 financial crisis. Yet for low-income households and small businesses, accessing those funds has proved to be a challenge,...

Michael S. Barr encourages the Federal Reserve to reform money-market funds

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Fintech can speed recovery payments to businesses and individuals

Apr 22, 2020

Financial technology, commonly known as fintech, is the intersection of financial services and technology. Fintech services that have become popular in recent years include mobile payments, online lending, and digital currency.Adrienne Harris, a...

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U-M helping Detroit’s small businesses locate, navigate coronavirus-related financial aid

Apr 15, 2020

The University of Michigan is working with Detroit’s small businesses to help them find sources of federal financial aid amid the COVID-19 pandemic and assist them in navigating the rules and regulations they will encounter in the application...

Dispossessing Detroit: How the Law Takes Property

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In times of crisis, electricity usage data can estimate economic damage, says Wolfers

Apr 10, 2020

With economic activity changing faster than standard statistical measures can keep up, economists are looking at other indicators to take the economy’s pulse. Justin Wolfers, professor at the Ford School, analyzed electricity usage to understand the...

In times of crisis, electricity usage data can estimate economic damage, says Wolfers

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Key decisions hurt Financial Stability Oversight Council in COVID-19 response, says Barr

Apr 2, 2020

In the aftermath of the 2008 recession, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) was established in Title I of the Dodd-Frank Act, tasked to identify and monitor future threats before the next crisis. Now, during the current crisis brought...

Key decisions hurt Financial Stability Oversight Council in COVID-19 response, says Barr

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Entrepreneur Resource for COV-ID: Update Your Business Hours

Apr 1, 2020

With a statewide shelter in place order in effect in Michigan, small businesses in Michigan are being forced to pivot or seek emergency/disaster funding to survive. In support of the University of Michigan's Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs...

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Michael S. Barr encourages the Federal Reserve to reform money-market funds

Mar 24, 2020

With the economy reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 crisis, the Federal Reserve has taken steps to shore up money-market funds, securing billions to lend as part of a broader effort to try and stabilize the markets. Ford School Dean Michael S....

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Welcome Visiting Researcher Daniel Gersten Reiss!

Jan 20, 2020

The Center on Finance, Law & Policy is pleased to welcome Daniel Gersten Reiss of Banco Central do Brasil as a visiting researcher during the winter 2020 term, from January - March 2020. Mr. Gersten Reiss will be collaborating with Prof. Adrienne A....

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Center on Finance, Law & Policy Releases Its First Progress Report

Jan 16, 2020

The University of Michigan’s Center on Finance, Law & Policy began as only an idea in 2013. Today it is an active interdisciplinary center that: conducts cutting edge research on topics ranging from fintech to financial inclusion; hosts 2-3...

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Welcome Fulbright Fellow Mandira Sarma!

Dec 15, 2019

The Center on Finance, Law & Policy is pleased to welcome Fulbright Fellow Mandira Sarma as a Fulbright Visiting Professor for a six month term beginning January 2020. Dr. Sarma is Associate Professor at Centre for International Trade and...

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Central Bank of the Future with Barefoot Innovation Podcast

Dec 12, 2019

Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO & Cofounder at Alliance for Innovative Regulation and Cofounder at Hummingbird Regtech, has a conversation with Adrienne Harris and Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy Michael Barr about the Central Bank of the Future...

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New Working Paper Released - Consumer Autonomy & Pathways to Portability in Banking and Financial Services

Nov 4, 2019

Who owns a customer's financial data? How can improvements to payment systems improve the lives of all American families? Ford School of Public Policy Dean Michael S. Barr and co-authors Abigail DeHart (Michigan Law '18) and Andrew Kang (Michigan...

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Funding Available for FinTech - Deadline Nov. 20

Oct 30, 2019

The University of Michigan FinTech Collaboratory, of which the Center on Finance, Law & Policy is part, is collaborating with MCubed to announce new funding opportunities for University of Michigan faculty who are undertaking research, course...

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Senior Fellow Adrienne Harris to Speak at Ross Fintech Pitch Competition

Oct 29, 2019

Center on Finance, Law & Policy Gates Foundation Senior Research Fellow and Ford School of Public Policy professor Adrienne A. Harris will speak at the first-ever Ross FinTech Challenge. This event is scheduled for 8:45-11 a.m. in Robertson...

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Videos Now Posted from Central Bank of the Future Conference

Oct 25, 2019

Thanks to all who participated in person or online in the Center on Finance, Law & Policy's Central Bank of the Future conference, which took place at the University of Michigan on October 2-3, 2019. Videos from each keynote & panel discussion are...

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Detroit neighborhood businesses blooming after tapping U-M expertise

Oct 18, 2019

Nawal Denard knows the quality of the hand-crafted clothing, jewelry and shoes from her native Ghana in West Africa, and she is proud to sell these dynamic textiles through her Detroit-based business, House of African Prints. What she didn’t...

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Barr discusses fate of CFPB with CNBC

Aug 19, 2019

The fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is currently at the discretion of the Supreme Court. Hearing the case and a subsequent ruling would have big ramifications for consumers (i.e. all Americans), and likely on Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s...

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Mary Ellen Iskenderian and Jennifer Tescher Confirmed as Keynote Speakers for Central Bank conference

Aug 5, 2019

Women's World Banking President & CEO Mary Ellen Iskenderian and Financial Health Network President & CEO Jennifer Tescher will deliver keynote addresses at the upcoming the Central Bank of the Future conference. The two-day conference will take...

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Barr explains need for consumer protection for small businesses in video with Business Forward

Jul 25, 2019

The tagline “small businesses are the backbone of our economy” gets a lot of play, but the lack of state and federal policy support tells another story. In a video featuring Michael Barr, director of the Center for Finance, Law, and Policy and dean...

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Book Review: Private Government

Jul 19, 2019

Spotlight on Research: Private Government: How Employers Rule our Lives (And Why We Don’t Talk About It) In U-M Professor of Philosophy and Women’s Studies Elizabeth Anderson’s book, Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (And Why We...

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Muse Cosmetics

Apr 5, 2019

Sheryl Espinal operates a small business with lofty ambitions. A native New Yorker and nurse by profession, she exudes a passion for hair and makeup which she hopes to spread across the U.S. through her Detroit-based company, Muse Cosmetics. “I want...

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New Course Starts April 1: Finance for Societal Good

Mar 25, 2019

Professor Michael Gordon of the Ross School of Business will be offering a new course beginning April 1, FINANCE FOR SOCIETAL GOOD (Entrepreneurial Studies 444 / Entrepreneurial Studies 644). A full description is listed below: Business can...

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Michael Barr addresses faltering financial protection for consumers

Mar 22, 2019

Only 10 years out of the Great Recession in which hundreds of thousands of Americans lost their jobs, homes, and savings, the Trump Administration’s deregulatory stance sounds alarms for many in the finance sector. Among the concerned is Michael...

Michael Barr addresses faltering financial protection for consumers