Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, CONSUMER PROTECTION NEWS: FTC, New York AG announce speakers for “Debt Collection Dialogue”, (Jun 2, 2015)
Organizations Mentioned:Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
By Edward L. Puzzo, J.D.
The speakers for a “Debt Collection Dialogue,” scheduled for June 15, 2015 in Buffalo, New York, have been announced by the hosts, the FTC and the New York Attorney General’s office.
Opening remarks will be delivered by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and by Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection. Additional presentations will be made by James Morrissey, Assistant New York Attorney General; Christopher Koegel, Assistant Director of the FTC Division of Financial Practices; Greg Nodler, Senior Counsel for Enforcement Policy and Strategy of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; and Joy Feigenbaum, Executive Deputy Superintendent of Financial Frauds & Consumer Protection in New York’s Department of Financial Services.
“Debt Collection Dialogue – Buffalo” will run from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center at SUNY Buffalo State, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY. The event will be the first of several Debt Collection Dialogues the FTC will hold around the country, including in Dallas and Atlanta (more details will be available this summer). At each event, the FTC and its state and federal law enforcement partners will discuss recent enforcement actions, consumer complaints about debt collection practices, and compliance issues. The speakers will welcome questions and comments from collection industry members and others who attend. All of the events will be free and open to the public.
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