Michael Barr

2020 Central Bank of the Future Conference

The Central Bank of the Future: Building a Financial System for a More Inclusive Economy This event built on the 2019 Central Bank of the Future conference by continuing to explore how central banks are evolving and their potential to foster...

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U-M Ford School Dean Michael Barr confirmed by U.S. Senate as Fed's top banking regulator

Jul 14, 2022

ANN ARBOR—The U.S. Senate has confirmed Michael S. Barr, dean of the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, as vice chair for supervision and governor of the Federal Reserve Board. Barr was nominated for the role by...

U-M Ford School Dean Michael Barr confirmed by U.S. Senate as Fed's top banking regulator

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Biden announces intent to nominate Ford School Dean Michael Barr as Fed's top banking regulator

Apr 15, 2022

Ford School dean Michael Barr is President Joe Biden’s intended nominee for vice chair for supervision of the Federal Reserve, the White House announced Friday. Barr is the Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of the Ford School, the Frank Murphy Collegiate...

Biden announces intent to nominate Ford School Dean Michael Barr as Fed's top banking regulator

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Dean Barr elected as a National Academy of Public Administration Fellow

Oct 12, 2021

Michael S. Barr, Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, will join the National Academy of Public Administration's 2021 Class of Academy Fellows—a group of 39 leaders in the field of public administration dedicated...

Dean Barr elected as a National Academy of Public Administration Fellow

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Central Bank of the Future project concludes with insights on technology, calls for further research

Jul 21, 2021

“The role of the central bank is undoubtedly evolving….The time is ripe for innovations that will advance financial inclusion” So concludes the final research paper of the two-year Central Bank of the Future research project, conducted by the Ford...

Central Bank of the Future project concludes with insights on technology, calls for further research

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Barr and collaborators release third edition of Financial Regulation: Law and Policy textbook

May 24, 2021

Ford School Dean Michael S. Barr and his collaborators Howell E. Jackson of Harvard Law School and Margaret E. Tahyar from the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP, have released the third edition of their textbook, Financial Regulation: Law and...

Barr and collaborators release third edition of Financial Regulation: Law and Policy textbook

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New co-directors at CFLP expand its work in financial inclusion

May 4, 2021

The Center on Finance, Law & Policy (CFLP) has expanded its leadership structure by naming Adrienne Harris and Jeremy Kress as Co-Faculty Directors to serve alongside Dean Michael S. Barr, who co-founded the center in 2013. Professors Harris and...

New co-directors at CFLP expand its work in financial inclusion

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Harris joins Ford School colleagues on Biden-Harris transition

Nov 20, 2020

Ford School professor of practice and Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Adrienne Harris has been named to a Biden-Harris transition Agency Review Team, focusing on the Federal Reserve, Banking and Securities Regulators group includes the...

Harris confirmed as NY Superintendent of Financial Services

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Barr, Stevenson, Harris and McQuade to assist Biden-Harris transition

Nov 12, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped three University of Michigan faculty members to help review the operations of federal agencies as part of his transition team. Michael Barr, dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and Betsey...

Barr, Stevenson, Harris and McQuade to assist Biden-Harris transition

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Ford School Dean Barr shares insights on election, economy and Supreme Court

Oct 29, 2020

For Ford School dean Michael S. Barr insights into the executive and judicial branches of the U.S. government are more than academic: He served in two presidential administrations and was a law clerk for a Supreme Court justice. Barr, a key...

Ford School Dean Barr shares insights on election, economy and Supreme Court

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Barr and Harris call for more inclusive payments systems

Oct 26, 2020

Ford School Dean Michael Barr and professor of practice Adrienne Harris say the technologies of the “payments revolution,” which enable people to make payments and access bank accounts more easily, can also lead to greater financial...

Barr and Harris call for more inclusive payments systems

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Barr seeks financial inclusion for underserved communities

Aug 12, 2020

Throughout his career in academia and in government, Ford School Dean Michael S. Barr has sought ways to help low-income people get better access to the financial system, and to change the financial system to work better for low-income...

Barr seeks financial inclusion for underserved communities

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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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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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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...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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Data Privacy & Data Portability Conference Registration Open

Feb 12, 2019

The Center on Finance, Law, and Policy is proud to co-sponsor the Data Privacy and Portability in Financial Technology Symposium. Organized by students from the Michigan Technology Law Review, this event celebrates the law review’s 25th Anniversary...

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

Jan 10, 2019

The University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to identify opportunities for how a central bank of the future might build a financial system that serves the needs of...

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

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Ford School's Michael Barr addresses the likelihood of housing finance reform in the wake of midterm results

Nov 30, 2018

For the first time since 2010, Congressional Democrats will head House committees and decide the agenda for the chamber. Hannah Long’s article for American Banker entitled “Will Democrats’ midterm success spur progress on GSE reform?” explores the...

Ford School's Michael Barr addresses the likelihood of housing finance reform in the wake of midterm results

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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...