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11 Jul 2011, 5:31 pm
by Jeff Sovern Here. [read post]
8 Jul 2011, 12:47 pm
Colin's comment reminds me of a recent post by Jeff Sovern, who noted that, although most disclosures are ineffective, disclosures may work if they are simple and easy to understand. [read post]
24 Jun 2011, 8:37 am
by Jeff Sovern Many opponents of the CFPB come from the so-called Bible Belt, so it's interesting to see what the Bible says about consumer protection. [read post]
20 Jun 2011, 7:00 am
by Jeff Sovern We posted last week on a piece in the Times that mentioned a debt collector using a pseudonym; here is my letter in the Times on that issue. [read post]
17 Jun 2011, 11:42 am
by Jeff Sovern I (and plenty of others) have written in the past about consumer disclosures that haven't worked. [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 5:57 am
by Jeff Sovern Brian posted earlier a link to the Times article about debt collectors. [read post]
9 Jun 2011, 10:58 am
by Jeff Sovern Last August 11, I posted this to the blog: At the risk of being a nag, I'm wondering when the President will nominate the new director of the CFPB. [read post]
7 Jun 2011, 11:56 am
by Jeff Sovern If you are interested in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, this is a must-read article. [read post]
2 Jun 2011, 6:13 pm
by Jeff Sovern One of my students, Andre Pascariu pointed me to this story about an actor who appeared in a Honda commercial and then decided to take advantage of the leasing offer he had pitched. [read post]
1 Jun 2011, 6:22 pm
by Jeff Sovern The following is an excerpt from an email by a financial institution lobbyist to a Senator: Senator, we would appreciate it if you would propose the following laws concerning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Bar the Bureau from issuing any new rules until the latest of:A. [read post]
31 May 2011, 1:23 pm
by Jeff Sovern The prospect of Elizabeth Warren heading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continues to elicit discussion. [read post]
27 May 2011, 2:18 pm
by Jeff Sovern In the continuing battle over the role of states in consumer protection, two developments this week merit attention here. [read post]
25 May 2011, 12:21 pm
by Jeff Sovern Here are two accounts of yesterday's testimony by Elizabeth Warren before a House oversight committee: one by the Times and the other in the Huffington Post. [read post]
25 May 2011, 8:46 am
by Jeff Sovern I have been consumed by other matters recently (chiefly, grading), but I did want to thank Deepak Gupta for his work on the Blog. [read post]
20 May 2011, 2:57 pm
Dear Consumer Law & Policy Blog readers, In September 2006, Jeff Sovern and I decided to start this blog as co-coordinators -- an outgrowth of a discussion we had at Richard Alderman's consumer law conference at the University of Houston Law School. [read post]
15 May 2011, 3:21 pm
by Jeff Sovern Today's Times reports that credit bureaus give VIPs special treatment. [read post]
25 Apr 2011, 12:57 pm
Professor Jeff Sovern declares in his article, "Law Student Laptop Use During Class for Non-Class Purposes: Temptation v. [read post]
23 Apr 2011, 8:34 am
by Jeff Sovern When we talked in class this semester about how many credit card issuers send out "pre-screened" credit card applications, I mentioned how identity thieves famously "dumpster dive" for them after the consumer has thrown them away, fill them out, and send them in, using the identity thief's address. [read post]
21 Apr 2011, 9:10 pm
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18 Apr 2011, 9:02 am
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