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October 16, 2017

Hudson Cook Partners to Present at Annual Consumer Financial Services Basics

Hudson Cook partners Becki Kuehn, Jean Noonan and Cathy Brennan, are on the faculty of the Eighth Annual National Institute on Consumer Financial Services Basics. The conference, which is taking place October 19-20 in Arlington, Virginia, is presented by the American Bar Association Business Law Section. This annual in-person educational Institute is designed to expose practitioners to key areas of CFS law.

All three attorneys will individually present at the conference, and join other presenters who also have decades of practical experience in consumer finance. To register for the conference or for more information, click here.

On October 19, Becki Kuehn will present on the Fair Credit Reporting Act, addressing the basis and purpose of the FCRA and the regulation of consumer reporting agencies and users and furnishers of consumer report information.

On October 20, Jean Noonan will discuss credit discrimination, reviewing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Housing Act, Community Reinvestment Act, and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, as well as the costs and benefits of regulating access to credit.

On October 20, Cathy Brennan will be one of three presenters exploring what lawyers need to know to advise clients about the legal and regulatory hurdles for FinTech entrepreneurs and their financial institution partners. The presenters will outline the basics of compliance for marketplace lenders, emerging payments services and digital currency providers.

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