Consumer Financial Protection Seminar

LAW9368
Section 1, Fall 25

Schedule Information

Enrollment: /16
Credits: 3
Days Time Room Start Date End Date

Thu

 		1800-2000 WB114 08/28/2025 11/20/2025

Course Description

This course explores consumer financial regulation in the U.S., focusing on federal laws and regulations. Key statutes, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, will be examined along with their implementing regulations. The course will also analyze the role of certain regulatory agencies in enforcing consumer protection laws and consider how consumer finance intersects with economic justice, legal obligations, and regulatory compliance. Through assigned readings, legislative analysis, case studies, and discussions of current issues, students will explore salient topics such as predatory lending, credit reporting, and emerging financial technologies (FinTech). At the conclusion of the course, students will formulate an understanding of federal-consumer financial regulatory architecture and its impact on consumers.

Course Requirements

Exam Information

Final Type (if any): None

Description: None

Written Work Product

Students will be required to submit two short papers (directly to the instructor not via EXPO) during the semester (each weighted 20% in grading), and a final paper will be due via EXPO by December 17, 2025 (the day before the last day of the finals period) weighted 40% of final grade. Students will also be evaluated based on class participation (weighted 20% of final grade). The final paper is not designed as a substantial research paper, so a student who wishes to make that paper eligible for their upper-level writing requirement must initiate a "special request" to write a substantial research paper by September 29, 2025.

Other Course Details

Prerequisites: None Concurrencies: None

Exclusive With: None

Laptops Allowed: Yes

First Day Attendance Required: No

Course Resources: To be announced via Canvas.

Graduation Requirements

Satisfies Understanding Bias/Racism/Cross-Cultural Competency requirement: No

Satisfies Writing Requirement: No

Credits For Prof. Skills Requirement: No

Satisfies Professional Ethics: No

Additional Course Information

Schedule No.: 125820589

Modified Type: ABA Seminar

Cross Listed: No

Waitlist Count: 0

Concentrations: Corporate, Business and Transactional

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Evaluation Portal Via LawWeb Closes: Friday, December 05, 11:59 PM

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