Consumer Protection and the Credit Crisis
February 26, 2009
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The Committee will examine Consumer Protection and the Credit Crisis and enforcement against fraudulent credit repair schemes under the Credit Repair Organization Act (CROA).
Specifically, the Committee will examine consumer protection in credit counseling, debt management, and foreclosure rescue programs and fraud. The Committee will also examine oversight of the federal authorities, protecting distressed consumers from mortgage fraud scams, and steering families away from these fraudulent schemes toward a path of financial stability.
Webcast
Witness Panel 1
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The Honorable Pamela Jones Harbour
CommissionerFederal Trade Commission
Witness Panel 2
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Mr. Prentiss Cox
Associate Clinical Professor of LawUniversity of Minnesota Law School -
Mr. Travis Plunkett
Legislative DirectorConsumer Federation of America -
Mrs. Nancy Dix
ConsumerMrs. Nancy Dix, Consumer (95.35 KB) -
Mr. Bill Himpler
Executive Vice President, Federal Government AffairsAmerican Financial Services Association
