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Author Archives: Jeff Sovern
Here is a discussion of that, on Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast.
Here, by Joel Jacobs. Which makes it harder to understand why Congress just voted to cut the Bureau’s budget.
Here. And here’s the abstract: The consumer finance industry frequently develops new types of loans and business models, such as buy now, pay later and earned wage access. While these products may help consumers, they also pose risks. To take only one example, consumers may unwittingly assume unaffordable obligations. These problems and others could be […]
Kate Berry’s story in the American Banker is headlined CFPB calls GAO funding probe ‘political’ and ‘weaponized.’ The story is about a letter the CFPB’s Chief Legal Officer, Mark Paoletta, sent the GAO. Not content with criticizing the GAO, Paoletta also called Congress “reckless and irresponsible” and the CFPB “an out-of-control agency.”
At the Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada on November 5 & 6, 2025. Abstracts of approx. 250 words and panel proposals (3–4 papers) should be submitted by Aug 25, 2025 to organizers Marcus Moore (UBC) and Marina Pavlovic (UOttawa) at c3lawconf@gmail.com. More information, including a list of possible topics, at […]
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That’s one of the topics discussed on this Consumer Finance Monitor podcast interview of Penn’s Cary Coglianese.
We received the following call for papers: The Loyola University Chicago Law Journal is seeking authors interested in writing articles for its Fourth Issue. This issue highlights legal developments related to Illinois or the Seventh Circuit, though we welcome submissions that address broader topics and incorporate only a portion of Illinois-related analysis. We are especially interested […]