Stacking the Debt: Consumer Rights in the Financial Marketplace 

Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 10:00am – 12:00pm

485 Senate Russell Building
Constitution Avenue and 1st Street, NE, Washington, D.C.

Watch Senator Al Franken’s Introduction

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Introduction

Lisa Donner, Executive Director, Americans for Financial Reform

First Panel (Moderator: Christine Hines)

Former Gov. Roy Barnes and John Bevis – Victims of predatory short-term loans seek accountability.

Paul Bland – The credit card industry continues the practice it innovated.

Justin Kuehn –Student loan borrower challenges lenders’ practices.

Questions and Answers and Discussion

Second Panel (Moderator: Ellen Taverna)

Christine Hines – How service members’ rights have been affected.

Cora L. Hume – The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Safe Checking in the Electronic Age Project will present its findings on a survey on mandatory binding arbitration in consumer checking accounts.

Deepak Gupta – The role of policy makers in restoring consumer remedies.

Questions and Answers and Discussion

Honorary Host: Senator Al Franken

The event is sponsored by Americans for Financial Reform, Public Citizen, and National Association Consumer Advocates.