identity theft

FTC releases final agenda for May 24 identity theft conference

By Barbara S. Mishkin on May 4, 2017

Posted in FTC, Identity Theft, Regulatory and Enforcement

On May 24, 2017, the FTC will hold a daylong conference on identity theft in Washington, D.C.

The conference, “Planning for the Future,” will include panel discussions about how identity thieves acquire and use consumer information, how websites trade in stolen consumer information, the impact of identity theft on financial services, health care and other…

House to hold hearing on economic consequences of actions taken by CFPB and other federal regulators

By Alan S. Kaplinsky on April 7, 2014

Posted in CFPB General, Regulatory and Enforcement

This Tuesday, April 8, the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Who’s in Your Wallet: Examining How Washington Red Tape Impairs Economic Freedom.”

According to the Committee memo, the hearing will examine the economic consequences of recent rulemaking, supervisory, and enforcement actions of the CFPB, FDIC, Fed, NCUA and OCC. Issues…