Consumer Financial Protection. 2 credits

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This class will examine the law, economics, history, and policy of consumer financial protection. The course will study evolving cultural and economic understanding of consumer finance and financial protection and the influence of technological evolution on consumer financial protection policy. Particular topics of analysis will cover the legal and economic aspects of state regulation (such as usury laws and debt collection), developments of interstate markets in consumer finance and financial protection regulation in the post-World War II era, the 2008 financial crisis and the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the emergence of fintech as a disruptive economic and regulatory technology.Offered by Law. May not be repeated for credit.