The Knowledge Congress Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on Avoiding Unfair & Deceptive Marketing Practices for Banks & Credit Unions (UDAP laws)
Summary
Although the UDAP law was created for the general marketplace, it might prove to be applicable in the banking and finance industry particularly in the area of interest rates charged to consumers and reasonable periods to settle their balances.The Knowledge Congress is assembling a panel of distinguished professionals and key regulators to inform the public of ways to avoid unfair and deceptive practices employed by some financial institutions in issuing credit cards.Speakers/Faculty Panel Leonard Chanin, Associate Director, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, Federal Reserve Board Thomas M. Hefferon, Partner , Goodwin Procter LLP Paul F. Hancock , Partner, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP For updated list of the faculty panel, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2008_UDAP.html About The Knowledge Congress The Knowledge Congress is an organization that produces webcasts that examine regulatory changes across a variety of industries.Although the UDAP law was created for the general marketplace, it might prove to be applicable in the banking and finance industry particularly in the area of interest rates charged to consumers and reasonable periods to settle their balances.The speakers will present their expert opinions in a two-hour LIVE Webcast.Speakers/Faculty PanelLeonard Chanin, Associate Director, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, Federal Reserve BoardThomas M. Hefferon, Partner , Goodwin Procter LLPPaul F. Hancock , Partner, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLPFor updated list of the faculty panel, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2008_UDAP.htmlAbout The Knowledge CongressThe Knowledge Congress is an organization that produces webcasts that examine regulatory changes across a variety of industries.