Financial Stability Board on the Need for Effective Consumer Finance Protection
The Financial Stability Board ... Read full article
News Topic: Credit Policy & Regulation
Search Results
Occupiers on Bank Law: Fix It
If the Occupy Wall Street protests stand for anything they stand for a popular demand to rein in the banks and to bail out the victims of bank excesses. ... Read full article
Fannie Mae Pushing Foreclosures
Story in the Detroit Free Press today here , and my commentary at Consumer Law & Policy here . ... Read full article
Fed to Wells: $7000 for Wrongful Foreclosure
Yesterday the Fed announced a settlement with Wells Fargo of claims that its subprime unit had 1) deliberately steered prime borrowers into higher-cost subprime mortgage refinancings and 2) falsified income documents to put subprime borrowers into ... Read full article
Insurance Redlining and Transparency
Insurance nerds like to point out that insurance coverage is a pre-requisite to a wide range of activities, from starting a business to practicing medicine to driving a car. In this sense, insurers often serve as gatekeepers to fundamental social ... Read full article
Responsible Lending as an Emerging International Norm
The International Association of Consumer Law, with participants present from six continents, has been meeting at Brunel University in West London the last few days, hearing presentations from regulators, industry representatives, consumer advocates, and ... Read full article