CFPB To Convene Field Hearing Tomorrow in Milwaukee About Student Loans

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will convene a public field hearing tomorrow in Milwaukee, Wis. to discuss student loans. The field event will feature remarks by CFPB Director Richard Cordray, followed by a panel discussion with consumer groups and industry representatives.

insideARM will monitor the hearing and report developments.

Originally announced on April 29, here are the additional details released today:

The hearing begins at 10:00 a.m. CDT/11:00 a.m. EDT, Thursday, May 13, 2015 and will be held live at the Wisconsin Center,  400 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis. 53203. The field hearing will also be streamed live at consumerfinance.gov.

SCHEDULE:         

10:00 a.m. CDT/11:00 a.m. EDT Opening Remarks

Zixta Martinez, Associate Director of External Affairs, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Ted Mitchell, Under Secretary, US Department of Education

10:05 a.m. CDT/11:05 a.m. EDT Remarks by CFPB Director

Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

10:30 a.m. CDT/11:30 a.m. EDT Panelist Remarks and Discussion

Justin Draeger, President/CEO, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

Timothy Fitzgibbon, Senior VP, National Council of Higher Education Resources

Dick George, President/CEO, Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation

Chuck Knepfle, Director of Financial Aid, Clemson University

Deanne Loonin, Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project Director, National Consumer Law Center

Jennifer Wang, Policy Director, Young Invincibles                                                       

11:15 a.m. CDT/12:15 p.m. EDT Audience Testimony 

Open microphone for public participation

12:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. EDT Hearing Concludes