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Videos Now Posted from Central Bank of the Future Conference

Oct 25, 2019

Thanks to all who participated in person or online in the Center on Finance, Law & Policy's Central Bank of the Future conference, which took place at the University of Michigan on October 2-3, 2019. Videos from each keynote & panel discussion are...

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Detroit neighborhood businesses blooming after tapping U-M expertise

Oct 18, 2019

Nawal Denard knows the quality of the hand-crafted clothing, jewelry and shoes from her native Ghana in West Africa, and she is proud to sell these dynamic textiles through her Detroit-based business, House of African Prints. What she didn’t...

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Barr discusses fate of CFPB with CNBC

Aug 19, 2019

The fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is currently at the discretion of the Supreme Court. Hearing the case and a subsequent ruling would have big ramifications for consumers (i.e. all Americans), and likely on Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s...

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Mary Ellen Iskenderian and Jennifer Tescher Confirmed as Keynote Speakers for Central Bank conference

Aug 5, 2019

Women's World Banking President & CEO Mary Ellen Iskenderian and Financial Health Network President & CEO Jennifer Tescher will deliver keynote addresses at the upcoming the Central Bank of the Future conference. The two-day conference will take...

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Barr explains need for consumer protection for small businesses in video with Business Forward

Jul 25, 2019

The tagline “small businesses are the backbone of our economy” gets a lot of play, but the lack of state and federal policy support tells another story. In a video featuring Michael Barr, director of the Center for Finance, Law, and Policy and dean...

Key decisions hurt Financial Stability Oversight Council in COVID-19 response, says Barr

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Book Review: Private Government

Jul 19, 2019

Spotlight on Research: Private Government: How Employers Rule our Lives (And Why We Don’t Talk About It) In U-M Professor of Philosophy and Women’s Studies Elizabeth Anderson’s book, Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (And Why We...

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Muse Cosmetics

Apr 5, 2019

Sheryl Espinal operates a small business with lofty ambitions. A native New Yorker and nurse by profession, she exudes a passion for hair and makeup which she hopes to spread across the U.S. through her Detroit-based company, Muse Cosmetics. “I want...

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New Course Starts April 1: Finance for Societal Good

Mar 25, 2019

Professor Michael Gordon of the Ross School of Business will be offering a new course beginning April 1, FINANCE FOR SOCIETAL GOOD (Entrepreneurial Studies 444 / Entrepreneurial Studies 644). A full description is listed below: Business can...

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Michael Barr addresses faltering financial protection for consumers

Mar 22, 2019

Only 10 years out of the Great Recession in which hundreds of thousands of Americans lost their jobs, homes, and savings, the Trump Administration’s deregulatory stance sounds alarms for many in the finance sector. Among the concerned is Michael...

Michael Barr addresses faltering financial protection for consumers

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Speakers Announced for Consumer Protection Conference

Mar 11, 2019

In preparation for our upcoming conference, Consumer Protection in an Age of Uncertainty, taking place on March 21-22, 2019, the Center on Finance, Law, and Policy is delighted to announce the line-up of 26 speakers who will join us in Ann...

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Summary Paper released from Annual Financial Stability Conference with Office of Financial Research

Mar 9, 2019

The Center on Finance, Law, and Policy is pleased to announce the release of its summary paper from its fourth annual financial stability conference, co-hosted with the U.S. Office of Financial Research (OFR). This two-day interdisciplinary...

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Data Privacy & Data Portability Conference Registration Open

Feb 12, 2019

The Center on Finance, Law, and Policy is proud to co-sponsor the Data Privacy and Portability in Financial Technology Symposium. Organized by students from the Michigan Technology Law Review, this event celebrates the law review’s 25th Anniversary...

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University of Michigan Establishing new FinTech Collaboratory to Research Cryptocurrency

Feb 8, 2019

Five U-M units are working together to create a new FinTech Collaboratory at the University as the result of a new gift from Ripple's University Blockchain Research Initiative. The University of Michigan's Center on Finance, Law, and Policy acts as...

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CFLP to research opportunities for shaping central banks of the future to advance a more inclusive economy for the poor

Jan 10, 2019

The University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to identify opportunities for how a central bank of the future might build a financial system that serves the needs of...

CFLP to research opportunities for shaping central banks of the future to advance a more inclusive economy for the poor

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Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project Student Teams Present Their Work to Clients, Faculty, and Students

Dec 18, 2018

On December 18, Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project (DNEP) interdisciplinary student teams from the Ross School of Business, Law School, and Stamps School of Art and Design presented their final summaries and recommendations to their Detroit...

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Ford School's Michael Barr addresses the likelihood of housing finance reform in the wake of midterm results

Nov 30, 2018

For the first time since 2010, Congressional Democrats will head House committees and decide the agenda for the chamber. Hannah Long’s article for American Banker entitled “Will Democrats’ midterm success spur progress on GSE reform?” explores the...

Ford School's Michael Barr addresses the likelihood of housing finance reform in the wake of midterm results

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New winter course: intro to financial technology and the future of financial services

Nov 26, 2018

New CFLP Senior Research Fellow Adrienne Harris will be teaching the following class in the Winter 2019 Term at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy: PubPol 750.302 Topics: Introduction to Financial Technology and the Future of Financial...

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Wanted: student program coordinator for Free Accounting Fridays

Nov 26, 2018

The Ross Accounting Outreach program, also known as “Free Accounting Fridays,” helps students gain experience consulting with clients and solidify their accounting skills, as well as makes a greater impact on the community. This initiative was...

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Dean Barr quoted in Politico Morning Money

Nov 1, 2018

Ford School Dean Michael Barr was quoted in Politico’s Morning Money newsletter, by Ben White and Aubree Eliza Weaver on November 1, 2018, about the Federal Reserve’s proposal to ease regulations of America's largest financial firms. Dean Barr, who...

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We asked Detroit entrepreneurs: What do you hate about accounting?

Oct 12, 2018

In a partnership between the University of Michigan's Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project and Business + Impact at the Ross School of Business, accounting students provide free accounting assistance and advice every Friday at the U-M Detroit...

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FDIC chairman Jelena McWilliams to address OFR-Michigan financial stability conference

Oct 11, 2018

Washington, D.C. - FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams is among the headline speakers who will discuss financial stability risks at the fourth annual financial stability conference hosted by the U.S. Office of Financial Research and the University of...

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Dean Michael Barr sounds off: Washington politics put renters at risk

Sep 21, 2018

In a recent Market Watch article focusing on the lack of financial regulations in the housing market, Ford School Dean Michael Barr states that “Our politics in Washington right now are pushing us toward a set of steps that will make the financial...

Dean Michael Barr sounds off: Washington politics put renters at risk

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Research spotlight: testing the financial capability of small business owners

Sep 5, 2018

In addition to hosting conferences and monthly “blue bag” lunch talks, the Center conducts research on a wide variety of topics. This month’s article discusses new research that faculty director Michael S. Barr has been conducting with...

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We’re hiring again!

Aug 1, 2018

The Center on Finance, Law, and Policy is seeking 3 graduate or undergraduate students to work in an interdisciplinary team with faculty and research assistants from around the university on a complex project developing methods for understanding and...

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Michael Barr's financial regulation textbook set for publication

Jul 31, 2018

Dean Michael S. Barr's textbook, Financial Regulation: Law and Policy 2d, written with coauthors Howell Jackson and Margaret Tahyar, will be released on August 6, 2018. Just two years after the publication of the first edition of Financial...

Michael Barr's financial regulation textbook set for publication

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New Financial Regulation textbook to be released August 6

Jul 27, 2018

Faculty Director Michael S. Barr’s textbook, written in conjunction with Howell Jackson and Margaret Tahyar, will be released August 6. Financial Regulation: Law and Policy, 2d Only two years after the publication of the first edition...

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Planet Money podcast on banking "stress tests" features Michael Barr

Jul 3, 2018

Dean Michael Barr is featured on a recent episode of The Indicator, a podcast from NPR's Planet Money. The episode, titled "Dungeons & Dragons & Balance Sheets," explored the origins, results, and future of annual "stress tests" for mid-sized to...

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Michael Barr quoted in Free Press on Bitcoin ATMs in low-income neighborhoods

Jun 29, 2018

Bitcoin ATMs in poor neighborhoods are "not a safe or sound way of providing financial services to low-income people," says Dean Michael Barr in an interview with Detroit Free Press journalist Susan Tompor. The article, titled "Bitcoin ATMs showing...

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Behavioral Finance Symposium summary paper now available

May 17, 2018

On September 14-15, 2017, the University of Michigan’s Center on Finance, Law, and Policy and behavioral science research and design lab ideas42 brought together influential leaders from academia, government, nonprofits and the financial sector for...

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Behavioral finance symposium summary paper now available

May 17, 2018

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