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Consumer Protection in an Age of Uncertainty Conference

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Mike Calhoun

President of the Center for Responsible Lending
Michael Calhoun is President of the Center for Responsible Lending, which is the policy affiliate of Self-Help, the nation’s largest community development lender that has provided over $6.4billion in financing for first time homeowner loans and small…
Mike Calhoun
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Rohit Chopra

Federal Trade Commissioner
Rohit Chopra was sworn in as a Federal Trade Commissioner on May 2, 2018. Commissioner Chopra has actively advocated to promote a fair and fully-functioning marketplace through vigorous agency enforcement that protects families and honest…
Rohit Chopra
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Rich Cordray

Founding Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Richard Cordray served for six years as the first Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  He was appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed by a bipartisan vote of the Senate.  During his tenure, the Consumer Bureau brought…
Rich Cordray
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Jane Dokko

Assistant Vice President in the community development and policy studies division of the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Jane Dokko is an assistant vice president in the community development and policy studies division of the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. In this role, she leads research and analysis related to the Bank’s…
Jane Dokko
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William Elliott

Professor at the University of Michigan’s School of Social Work; Founding Director of the Center on Assets, Education, and Inclusion (AEDI)
Dr. Elliott is a professor at the University of Michigan’s School of Social Work. He is the founding director of the Center on Assets, Education, and Inclusion (AEDI) and a leading researcher in the fields of children's savings, student debt, and…
William Elliot
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Steve Hall

Former Senior Counsel to the Committee on Financial Services of the U.S. House of Representatives; Former Counsel to the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc.; Former Senior Trial Attorney and Associate Director of Enforcement at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Mr. Hall has extensive experience in securities and commodities regulation acquired through positions in the Federal government, private practice, and the nonprofit sector. In 2010, he served as Senior Counsel to the Committee on Financial…
Steve Hall
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Wade Henderson

National Quality Forum Board of Directors; Former President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund
From 1996 until 2017, Mr. Henderson served as President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund. The Leadership Conference is the nation's premier civil and human rights coalition…
Wade Henderson
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Melissa Koide

CEO of FinRegLab
Melissa Koide is the CEO of FinRegLab, a new organization that leverages technology solutions to achieve public policy aspirations, address regulatory goals, and drive the financial sector towards an inclusive financial marketplace. FinRegLab…
Melissa Koide
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Samuel Levine

Counsel to Federal Trade Commissioner Rohit Chopra
Sam Levine is counsel to Federal Trade Commissioner Rohit Chopra, who assumed office in May 2018. In that role, Sam advises the Commissioner on enforcement actions, rulemakings, hearings, and other consumer protection matters before the Commission.…
Samuel Levine
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Patricia McCoy

Liberty Mutual Insurance Professor at Boston College Law School
Patricia A. McCoy is the Liberty Mutual Insurance Professor at Boston College Law School.  Her research interests focus on the nexus among financial services, consumer welfare, and systemic risk.   In 2010-2011, she was the first Assistant Director…
Patricia McCoy
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John Pottow

John Philip Dawson Collegiate Professor of Law
John A. E. Pottow, the John Philip Dawson Collegiate Professor of Law, is an internationally recognized expert in the field of bankruptcy and commercial law. His award-winning scholarship concentrates on the issues involved in the regulation of…
John Pottow
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Rob Randhava

Senior Counsel with The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund
Rob Randhava is a Senior Counsel with The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund. Since January 2001, he has represented The Leadership Conference on Capitol Hill and with federal agencies, and he…
Rob Randhava
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Lisa Rice

President and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA)
As President and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), Lisa Rice leads efforts by NFHA and its partners to advance fair housing principles and to preserve and broaden fair housing protections, expanding equal housing opportunities for…
Lisa Rice
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Barbara Roper

Barbara Roper is director of investor protection for the Consumer Federation of America
Barbara Roper is director of investor protection for the Consumer Federation of America, where she has been employed since 1986. CFA is an alliance of approximately 300 pro-consumer organizations, which in turn represent more than 50 million…
Barbara Roper
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Joseph Sanders

Joe Sanders is a Supervising Attorney in the Consumer Fraud Bureau of the Illinois Attorney General's Office and the first Student Loan Ombudsman for the State of Illinois.
Joe Sanders is a Supervising Attorney in the Consumer Fraud Bureau of the Illinois Attorney General's Office and the first Student Loan Ombudsman for the State of Illinois. Joe's practice focuses on post-secondary education and student lending, and…
Joseph Sanders
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Lisa Servon

Lisa Servon is Professor and Chair of the City and Regional Planning Department at the University of Pennsylvania.
Lisa Servon is Professor and Chair of the City and Regional Planning Department at the University of Pennsylvania.  She was previously Professor of Urban Policy at The New School, where she also served as Dean of the Milano School of International…
Lisa Servon
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Nick Smyth

Senior Deputy Attorney General and Assistant Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General
Recruited in 2017 by Attorney General Josh Shapiro to start the nation’s first “mini CFPB,” Nicholas Smyth manages investigations and litigation of 12 to 15 attorneys involving student lending, mortgages, auto finance, payday lending, debt…
Nick Smyth
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Eric Stein

Eric Stein served as Special Advisor to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Melvin L. Watt from January 2014 through January 2019.
Eric Stein served as Special Advisor to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Melvin L. Watt from January 2014 through January 2019.  FHFA is responsible for the effective supervision, regulation, and housing mission oversight of Fannie Mae,…
Eric Stein
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Paul Sweeney

Host at Bloomberg Media
Paul T. Sweeney is the co-host of “Bloomberg Surveillance” and “Bloomberg Markets AM” airing weekdays on Bloomberg Radio. Prior to joining Bloomberg Radio, Sweeney was Co-Director of Research for the Americas for Bloomberg Intelligence,…
Paul Sweeney
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Peggy Twohig

Assistant Director for Supervision Policy at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Peggy Twohig is currently the Assistant Director for Supervision Policy at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Office of Supervision Policy is responsible for developing supervision strategy across bank and nonbank markets and ensuring that…
Peggy Twohig
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Lauren Willis

Professor at Loyola Law School Los Angeles
Education BA, with High Honors in General Scholarship, Wesleyan University JD, with Distinction, Stanford Law School, Order of the Coif Scholarship Lauren E. Willis specializes in consumer law and policy, including consumer finance,…
Lauren Willis
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Dan Zibel

President and Chief Counsel of the National Student Legal Defense Network
Dan is an experienced attorney and an expert on consumer protection in higher education and the authority of the U.S. Department of Education to oversee schools and other participants in the Federal Student Aid programs. Prior to joining Student…
Dan Zibel
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2019 Consumer Protection in an Age of Uncertainty

The Consumer Protection in an Age of Uncertainty conference explored the status of consumer financial protection as it affects American borrowers, investors, small business owners, and those planning for retirement. Rich Cordray, founding director...
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