Events Calendar
Consumer Financial Protection: The 2009 CARD Act
- Date:
- March 8, 2012
- Start:
- 11:30am
- End:
- 12:30pm
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- Location:
- TNH 3.127 (Roberts Classroom)
- Event type:
- Panel Discussion / Speaker Series
- For more info:
- jayna.genti@gmail.com
The Credit CARD Act of 2009 changed the fine print for credit cards, standardizing billing cycles, restricting interest rate hikes and fees, and protecting vulnerable populations such as teens and sub-prime borrowers. Critics argue that the Act raised interest rates, redistributed the cost of risky borrowers onto reliable borrowers, and cost consumers billions.
The UT Law Student Chapter of the American Constitution Society hosts a discussion with UT Law Professor Angela K. Littwin, a consumer protection, credit card, and bankruptcy expert. Prof. Littwin will speak about the effects of the CARD Act on consumers and lenders, and will offer her insights as to what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its new director should do next.
Lunch will be provided.
Where: TNH 3.127
Date: Thursday, March 8th Time: 11:30-12:20
- Specific audiences:
- Texas Law students
- Prospective students
- Texas Law alumni
- Faculty
- Staff
- General public
- Sponsored by:
- American Constitution Society
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the sponsor listed above or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.