House Financial Services Hearing Tomorrow to Examine Legislation to Protect Consumers and Small Business Owners from Abusive Debt Collection Practices
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Commentary: How a New Bankruptcy Law Will Help Small Businesses
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How U.S. Senators Invest in Firms They Are Supposed to Regulate
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Emerging Threats to Stability: Considering the Systemic Risk of Leveraged Lending
Legislation
- H.R. ____, the “Protecting the Independent Funding of the Office of Financial Research Act” [DRAFT]
- H.R. ____, the “Leveraged Lending Data and Analysis Act” [DRAFT]
- H.R. ____, the “Leveraged Lending Examination Enhancement Act” [DRAFT]
Witness List
- Erik F. Gerding, Professor of Law & Wolf-Nichol Fellow, University of Colorado Law School
- Victoria Ivashina, Lovett-Learned Chaired Professor of Finance, Harvard Business School
- Gaurav Vasisht, Senior Vice President and Director, Financial Regulation Initiatives, The Volcker Alliance
- Gregory Nini, Assistant Professor of Finance, LeBow College of Business, Drexel University
Oversight of Bankruptcy Law and Legislative Proposals
Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.)
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Ben Cline (R.-Va.)
Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-N.Y.)
Panel Two:
Ms. Hollister K. Petraeus
Former Assistant Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Office of Servicemember Affairs
Mr. Robert Keach on behalf of The American Bankruptcy Institute
Mr. Ed Boltz Esq. on behalf of The National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Mr. John Rao on behalf of The National Consumer Law Center
Ms. Dalié Jiménez
Professor, University of California Irvine School of Law
The Honorable Thomas Small on behalf of The National Bankruptcy Conference
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President Signs Small Business Reorganization Act, HAVEN Act and Family Farmer Relief Act Into Law
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