On March 27, 2019, Comptroller Joseph Otting was the speaker at the inaugural Meet the Policymakers Forum sponsored by George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School’s Financial Services Regulation Law Concentration and the Law & Economics Center’s Program on Financial Regulation & Technology. Comptroller Otting opened the evening with a discussion of President Trump’s Executive … Continue reading “Meet the Policymakers Forum – Joseph Otting”

Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair Randal Quarles was a guest lecturer at the “Meet the Policymakers Forum” for students, faculty and guests sponsored by Antonin Scalia Law School’s Program on Financial Regulation & Technology on April 9, 2019. During this 75-minute informal armchair discussion with students and guests, Vice Chair Quarles provided insights into his … Continue reading “Meet the Policymakers Forum – Randal K. Quarles”

On May 16, 2019, the Program on Financial Regulation & Technology presented their first Public Policy Conference on Smart Regulation and the Future of Financial Services at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School in Arlington, VA. The conference included a speech by SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce and a conversation with Craig Phillips, Counselor to … Continue reading “Smart Regulation and the Future of Financial Services Conference”

General Counsel of the US Treasury Brent McIntosh (nominee to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs), participated in a one-hour armchair discussion with Thomas P. Vartanian, Founder and Executive Director of the Financial Regulation & Technology Institute and Antonin Scalia Law School Professor. If the Senate confirms his nomination, McIntosh will become … Continue reading “Meet the Policymakers Forum – Brent McIntosh”

The George Mason University Program on Financial Regulation & Technology and the Antonin Scalia Law School’s Financial Services Regulation Law Concentration held a live webinar on the financial and regulatory issues raised by the proposed Libra virtual currency, sponsored by Facebook and over two dozen other financial and technology companies on September 25, 2019. Facebook … Continue reading “Libra – New Dimensions for Money? (Webinar)”

In the wake of the 2007 housing market crash, Congress created the Federal Housing Finance Authority (FHFA) to supervise Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored lending agencies that are supposed to provide stability and liquidity to the mortgage market. Almost immediately, the Authority announced its plans to take over the two mortgage giants and … Continue reading “Meet the Policymakers Forum – Dr. Mark A. Calabria”

Brian Johnson, Deputy Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Congress established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to serve as a national watchdog that protects consumers in the financial marketplace. Congress gave the CFPB significant independence and a sweeping range of administrative and civil authorities to promulgate and … Continue reading “Meet the Policymakers Forum with Brian Johnson”

The Program on Financial Regulation & Technology at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School held a live webinar on “Consumer Debt in America: What Would Rate Caps and Student Loan Forgiveness Mean?” As an election year approaches, prominent politicians have raised alarms and demanded action to control rising consumer debt and the operation of … Continue reading “Consumer Debt in America: What Would Rate Caps and Student Loan Forgiveness Mean? (Webinar)”