2009 Program
The 2009 Fisher Memorial Program was held on April 17, 2009 at the Spring Meeting of the ABA Business Law Section in Vancouver, BC.
The topic was “Re-Regulation of Consumer Financial Services – Are We Condemned to Repeat Mistakes of The Past.”
Subtopics included:
- Should re-regulation protect lenders as well as consumers?
- Is there an acceptable limit on credit availability resulting from more regulation of product terms?
- What is the role of disclosure in a re-regulation environment?
- What can we learn from the Canadian experience?
The moderator was Lawrence A. Young, Partner, Hughes Watters & Askanase LLP, Houston, TX.
The panelists were:
- Nessa Feddis, Senior Federal Counsel, American Bankers Association, Washington, DC
- Martin Fingerhut, Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon, LLP, Toronto, ON
- Kathleen E. Keest, Senior Policy Counsel, Center for Responsible Lending, Durham, NC
- Christopher L. Peterson, Professor of Law, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
- Peggy Twohig, Associate Director, Division of Financial Practices, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC
