December 5 & 6, 2013
Washington, D.C.

Financial Services Conference 2013 Program

Thursday, December 5, 2013

8:15am-8:30am
Welcome/Introduction

Stephen Brobeck, Executive Director
Consumer Federation of America

8:30am-9:30am
Credit Report Inaccuracies: Problems and Solutions       

Moderator

Ed Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director
U.S. PIRG

Panelists

Corey Stone, Assistant Director
Office of Deposits, Cash, Collection, and Reporting Markets
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Stuart Pratt, President & CEO
Consumer Data Industry Association

Nessa Feddis, Senior Vice President & Deputy Chief Counsel
American Bankers Association

Chi Chi Wu, Staff Attorney
National Consumer Law Center

9:30am-10:15am
Keynote Address on Housing Markets

Introduction

Barry Zigas, Director of Housing Policy
Consumer Federation of America

Speaker

Mark M. Zandi, Chief Economist
Moody’s Analytics

10:30am-11:30am
Debt Collection Abuses and Remedies

Moderator

Laura Udis, Senior Financial Services Advocate
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists

Thomas Pahl, Managing Regulatory Counsel
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Jessica Whitney, Assistant Attorney General
Iowa Attorney General’s Office

Jay Gonsalves, President
Action Collection Agency of Boston
President, ACA International 2008-2009

Claudia Wilner, Senior Staff Attorney
New Economy Project

11:30am-12:00pm
Keynote Address

Introduction

Rachel Weintraub, Legislative Director and Senior Counsel
Consumer Federation of America

Speaker

Richard Cordray, Director
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

12:00pm-12:30pm
Keynote Address

Introduction

Barbara Roper, Director of Investor Protection
Consumer Federation of America

Speaker

Luis A. Aguilar, Commissioner
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

1:15pm
Keynote Address

Introduction

Stephen Brobeck, Executive Director
Consumer Federation of America

Speaker

Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

2:00pm-3:15pm
The Debate over Fiduciary Duty

Moderator

Barbara Roper, Director of Investor Protection
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists

Ira Hammerman, Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

Mercer Bullard, Founder & President
Fund Democracy, Inc.

Mary Wallace, Senior Legislative Representative
AARP

Jay Haines, Vice President and Associate General Counsel
Fidelity Investments

2:00pm-3:15pm
Affordable Auto Insurance for Lower-Income Households

Moderator

Angela Martin, Executive Director
Economic Fairness Oregon

Panelists

J. Robert Hunter, Director of Insurance
Consumer Federation of America

Marty Schwartz, President
Vehicles for Change
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Marceline White, Executive Director
Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

3:30pm-4:45pm
Affordable Small-Dollar Loans for Lower-Income Households

Moderator

Tom Feltner, Director of Financial Services
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists

Jim Blaine, President
State Employees’ Credit Union

Chris Stinebert, President and CEO
American Financial Services Association

Ann Baddour, Senior Policy Analyst
Texas Appleseed

Jeanne M. Hogarth, Vice President, Policy
Center for Financial Services Innovation

Rob Rosenblatt, CEO
UniRush LLC
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3:30pm-4:45pm
The Future of Mortgage Modifications

Moderator

Ken Edwards, Policy Counsel
Center for Responsible Lending

Panelists

Mark McArdle, Homeownership Preservation Office
Office of Financial Stability, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Simone Beaty, Director of Mortgage Servicing Policy
Freddie Mac
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Ruhi Maker, Senior Staff Attorney
Empire Justice Center

Jeffrey Jaffee, Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer
CitiMortgage

Friday, December 6, 2013 

8:00am-9:00am
Breakfast Dialogue: Using Policy to Turn Interest in Personal Savings Into a Reality

9:00am-9:30am
Keynote Address

Introduction

Stephen Brobeck, Executive Director
Consumer Federation of America

Speaker

Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

9:30am-10:00am
Keynote Address

Introduction

Barry Zigas, Director of Housing Policy
Consumer Federation of America

Speaker

Carol Galante, Commissioner
Federal Housing Administration

10:00am-11:00am
Access to Sustainable Mortgage Credit

Moderator

Barry Zigas, Director of Housing Policy
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists

Jim Parrot, Senior Fellow
Urban Institute

Nikitra Bailey, Executive Vice President
Center for Responsible Lending

Ramon Gomez, Assistant General Counsel
Global Regulatory Strategy and Policy
JPMorgan Chase

11:15am-12:15pm
Retirement Savings Challenges and Solutions

Moderator & Panelist

Dallas Salisbury, President & CEO
Employee Benefit Research Institute
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Panelists

Elaine Sarsynski, Executive Vice President
MassMutual International, LLC

Lisa Mensah, Executive Director, Initiative on Financial Security
The Aspen Institute

David John, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor
AARP Public Policy Institute