Dodd-Frank Brings New Laws and a New Agency:
Can Financial Institutions Meet the Challenges and Will Consumers Benefit?

gearsThe 7th Annual New England Consumer Advisory Group Forum
November 15, 2011
8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Looking for clarification or guidance on the role of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the impact of new laws and regulations on financial institutions and consumers? Join us for the 7th annual New England Consumer Advisory Group Conference.

Speakers will shed light on the CFPB's structure, organization, and recent rule-making activities. They also will cover how financial institutions are meeting compliance challenges and the impact on consumers' financial well-being.

A government-issued photo ID is required to enter the building.

Agenda and Presentations

8:30 A.M.

Continental Breakfast & Registration

9:00 A.M.

Welcome & Opening Remarks
Jeff Fuhrer, Executive Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Presentation pdf

9:15 A.M.  

The CFPB: Structure, Strategy, and Regulation
Richard P. Hackett, Esq., Assistant Director
Installment and Liquidity Lending Markets
Research, Markets and Regulation
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Presentation pdf

10:00 A.M.

Break

10:15 A.M.  

How Banks are Addressing New Compliance Challenges
Jay Friedland, President and Chief Executive Officer
M&M Consulting, LLC
Presentation pdf

Nessa Feddis, Vice President and Senior Counsel
American Bankers Association
Presentation pdf

11:15 A.M.

Break

11:20 A.M.  

 

 

 

What‘s in it for the Consumer?

Rebuilding Trust in the Investment World
Karin Maloney Stifler, CFP
Accredited Investment Fiduciary
True Wealth Advisors, LLC
Presentation pdf

Building Consumers' Financial Capacity
Louisa Quittman, Director of Community Programs
U.S. Department of the Treasury

12:30 P.M.            

Lunch
Connolly Center

Luncheon Address
Paul Willen, Senior Economist and Policy Advisor
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Presentation pdf

2:00 P.M.

Adjournment

About NECAG

The New England Consumer Advisory Group (NECAG) consists of regulators, attorneys, bankers, academics, consumer advocates, and other financial industry professionals who meet periodically to identify and address emerging consumer financial protection issues.

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